Accession Number
UASM386335
Scientific NameBombyx moriCommon Name
Mulberry silk scarf
Collection Method
Purchased
Place Collected
Madagascar: Ambalavao
Preparation Type
dry in plastic bag
Additional Notes
Scarf made from mulberry silk (Bombyx mori). Label reads: "Scarf of mulberry silk (Bombyx mori) handwoven in 2006 in a small Betsileo tribe village near Ambalavao, Madagascar, in the most southeastern part of the…
Scarf made from mulberry silk (Bombyx mori). Label reads: "Scarf of mulberry silk (Bombyx mori) handwoven in 2006 in a small Betsileo tribe village near Ambalavao, Madagascar, in the most southeastern part of the Central Highlands. These narrow lambas are worn as sashes by mena nd women, and sometimes by women around the shoulders. It was amde on a ground loom. Purchased by mail-order by Richard S. Peigler in August 2018 from a seller in Clarkson, Georgia, who bought it in Ambalavao in 2006. It measures 10 cm x 165 cm. Price paid : US$14.99".
Credit Line
Richard Peigler Silk Collection
Citation
Page Citation for UASM386335 - Bombyx mori
Page Citation
"UASM386335 - Bombyx mori, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/9-587609. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.