Madagascar

For thousands of years, the women of Madagascar have been weaving cloth from cotton, raffia, silk, and tree bast. Today makers combine older customs with the new to assert Malagasy identity in an increasingly globalized world

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Lamba Akotifahana 2

Shibori Panel

Lamba Akotifahana 1

Lamba Sarimbo

Shibori Raffia Panel

Lamba Akotifahana 3

Lamba

Lamba Fitafy

Shibori Panel

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