Preservation of a Collection of Historic Textiles

$42.1K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Madagascar
Start Date	Sep 14, 2004
End Date	Feb 07, 2008
Duration	1,241 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77266-48`

Grant Description

To support the restoration, cleaning, and display of 52 Malagasy textiles that were recently discovered.

The collection represents a variety of materials, uses, designs and dying techniques from the 19th century and are derived from multiple ethnic groups in Madagascar.

The project will also include training, creation of educational kits, and establishing a permanent exhibition space for rotating display of objects.