<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">lamba mena</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>shrouds</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>lambamena</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Shrouds of Madagascar, woven of silk, cotton, bast, or raffia and often decorated with embroidery or beads, used to wrap bodies for ritual reburial. The term literally translates as "red cloth", although red is not always the dominant color. ]]></note></mads>