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Maker:
Betsileo artist  Search this
Tandroy artist  Search this
Medium:
Silk
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Sandrandahy, Madagascar
Date:
1999-2000
Description:
Silk threads; wrapped length of tan thread; thin skein of greyish-white thread.
Provenance:
Collected in Madagascar, 2000
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Topic:
Weaving  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Museum purchase
Object number:
2000-13-43
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys723c08cd2-ceb5-4fe8-a163-f695892fae37
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2000-13-43