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Lamba (garment)

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A lamba is the traditional garment worn by men and women that live in Madagascar. [1]

20 relations: American Museum of Natural History, Andriana, Architecture of Madagascar, Bast fibre, Betsileo people, Cotton, Grover Cleveland, Hiragasy, Ikat, Kanga (African garment), Madagascar, Merina people, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Museum of African Art, Nephila inaurata, Raffia palm, Ranavalona III, Sakalava people, Silk, Smithsonian Institution.

American Museum of Natural History

The American Museum of Natural History (abbreviated as AMNH), located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, is one of the largest museums in the world.

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Andriana

Andriana refers to both the noble class and a title of nobility in Madagascar.

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Architecture of Madagascar

The architecture of Madagascar is unique in Africa, bearing strong resemblance to the construction norms and methods of Southern Borneo from which the earliest inhabitants of Madagascar are believed to have immigrated.

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Bast fibre

Bast fibre (also called phloem fibre or skin fibre) is plant fibre collected from the phloem (the "inner bark", sometimes called "skin") or bast surrounding the stem of certain dicotyledonous plants.

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Betsileo people

The Betsileo are a highland ethnic group of Madagascar, the third largest in terms of population, numbering around 1.5 million and making up about 12.1 percent of the population.

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Cotton

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae.

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Grover Cleveland

Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was an American politician and lawyer who was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States, the only president in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office (1885–1889 and 1893–1897).

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Hiragasy

The hiragasy (hira: song; gasy: Malagasy) is a musical tradition in Madagascar and particularly among the Merina ethnic group of the Highland regions around the capital of Antananarivo.

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Ikat

Ikat, or ikkat, is a dyeing technique used to pattern textiles that employs resist dyeing on the yarns prior to dyeing and weaving the fabric.

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Kanga (African garment)

The kanga, is a colourful fabric similar to kitenge, but lighter, worn by women and occasionally by men throughout the African Great Lakes region.

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Madagascar

Madagascar (Madagasikara), officially the Republic of Madagascar (Repoblikan'i Madagasikara; République de Madagascar), and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of East Africa.

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Merina people

The Merina people, also known as the Imerina, Antimerina or Hova, are the largest ethnic group in Madagascar.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the United States.

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National Museum of African Art

The National Museum of African Art is the Smithsonian Institution's African art museum, located on the National Mall of the United States capital.

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Nephila inaurata

Nephila inaurata (red-legged golden orb-weaver spider) is a species of golden orb-weaver spider.

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Raffia palm

Raffia palms (Raphia) are a genus of about twenty species of palms native to tropical regions of Africa, and especially Madagascar, with one species (R. taedigera) also occurring in Central and South America.

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Ranavalona III

Ranavalona III (November 22, 1861 – May 23, 1917) was the last sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar.

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Sakalava people

The Sakalava are an ethnic group of Madagascar.

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Silk

Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, established on August 10, 1846 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge," is a group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamba_(garment)

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