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Raitra Marosoratra

2021
weaver

Martin Rakotoarimanana

(Malagasy, b. 1969)
weaver

Hortensia Cecilia Harinjaka

(Malagasy, b. 1975)
weaver

Rija Ranarivelo

(Malagasy, b. 1980)
weaver

Daniel Rafidison

(Malagasy, b. 1963)
sewist

Rondro Faravololona

(Malagasy, b. 1981)
sewist

Joely Rasolomalala

(Malagasy, b. 1989)
sewist

Nathalie Rasoavololona

(Malagasy, b. 1975)
sewist

Colette Randrianasolo

(Malagasy, b. 1991)
sewist

Mbolatiana Raharimalala

(Malagasy, b. 1993)
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Culture
Africa, Eastern Africa, Madagascar
Medium
silk and dye
Measurements
231.1 x 247.7 cm (91 x 97 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2021.167
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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The artists of the Lamba SARL workshop created this work especially for the CMA. It is their most complex to date.

Description

This textile is a contemporary version of a lamba akotifahana (a weft-patterned silk mantle). These pricey garments were a fleeting, secular nineteenth-century fashion. Weavers created them for the elites of the Merina Kingdom (c. 1540–1897), whose royals gave them as diplomatic gifts. Though Malagasy weavers continued to make textiles with akotifahana motifs after the kingdom's fall, they became simpler and were mainly made in white. In the 1990s, Lamba SARL Studio revived the elaborate historical weaving practice. Its artists create innovative display textiles drawn from extensive studies of historical examples. Using over twelve colors, the many motifs were woven by adding extra weft (horizontal) threads. Its title translates to "stunning with many patterns."

Raitra Marosoratra

2021

Martin Rakotoarimanana, Hortensia Cecilia Harinjaka, Rija Ranarivelo, Daniel Rafidison, Rondro Faravololona, Joely Rasolomalala, Nathalie Rasoavololona, Colette Randrianasolo, Mbolatiana Raharimalala

(Malagasy, b. 1969), (Malagasy, b. 1975), (Malagasy, b. 1980), (Malagasy, b. 1963), (Malagasy, b. 1981), (Malagasy, b. 1989), (Malagasy, b. 1975), (Malagasy, b. 1991), (Malagasy, b. 1993)
Africa, Eastern Africa, Madagascar

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