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Couple
12017-12-18T09:26:57-08:00Elissa DeFalcoe547f2c706898ac61284a88103735048ea3a165e231253plain2017-12-18T09:28:23-08:00Elissa DeFalcoe547f2c706898ac61284a88103735048ea3a165eThie Sakalavan couple would have adorned the top of a monument, approximately six-feet high, used at the center of many religious and fertility rituals. The lack of clothing on the couple, "striking in a region where textiles are a fundamental element of identity, serves to further underscore these timeless and universal themes of fertility and regeneration" (MET Museum TOAH).
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12017-12-15T13:29:01-08:00Elissa DeFalcoe547f2c706898ac61284a88103735048ea3a165eMadagascar [Part ii] Sakalava Couple2"Couple" [17th–late 18th century] https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/318764media/Part i Madagascar couple.jpgplain2017-12-18T08:52:19-08:0020060712122759-0400Working Title/Artist: Standing Couple (Hazomanga?)Department: AAOACulture/Period/Location: HB/TOA Date Code: 09Working Date: 17th-late 18th centuryphotography by mma, Digital File: DT1246.tifretouched by film and media (kah) 03_14_14Museum GuideElissa DeFalcoe547f2c706898ac61284a88103735048ea3a165e
