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Shawl (lamba akotofahana)

Dateca. 1920s

Geographic OriginAntananarivo, Madagascar

DimensionsLength (without fringe): 76 1/2 in. (194.3 cm)
Length (with fringe): 84 in. (213.4 cm)
Width: 62 in. (157.5 cm)

Credit LinePurchase 1928

Object number28.830

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Object NameShawl

Title Details

Label Caption Title Shawl (lamba akotofahana)

Published Title Akotifahana cloth

ProvenanceJohn Cotton Dana, purchased from Bureau de vente des publications coloniales officielles, Palais-Royal, Galerie d'Orléans, 1928; Newark Museum, purchase, 1928Exhibition HistoryAhead of the Curve: The Newark Museum 1909-2015", Winter Antique Show, New York, New York. (January 23 - February 1, 2015).
"Expanding Africa at the Newark Museum: New Visions, New Galleries," Newark Museum (February 14, 2012- March 3, 2013).

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