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Wrapper (Lamba Akotifahana)

Unknown artist, 1800s

1.75 m × 2.26 m

It would not fit through your front door. Stood on end it is 1.3 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 2.26 m
Width: 1.75 m
Medium: Silk
Kind: Textile
Made in: Madagascar, Merina Kingdom
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Overall: 175 x 226 cm (68 7/8 x 89 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 2.26 m × 1.75 m. Hung the other way up, because the photograph of it is.
Credit: Sundry Art - African Art Fund and Textile Fund

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 1.75 m × 2.26 m. It would not fit through your front door. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1800s. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Sundry Art - African Art Fund and Textile Fund.
How was it made?: Silk, made in Madagascar, Merina Kingdom, Madagascar, Merina Kingdom.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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