Mud cloth, Mali - 17.2 Sand Scene the surface deeply textured and

the surface deeply textured and finished in white with an aged

so the bush remains alive to produce more for the future

a boast or a warning to rival groups

and to this day it is worn at community gatherings and celebrations

geometric form suits most plants

Mud cloth, Mali - 17.2 Sand Scene the surface deeply textured andBogolanfini mud cloth is a traditional handmade textile from Mali. In the Bamana language, bogo means earth or mud, lan means by means of, and fini means cloth. Each cloth is hand spun and hand woven from local cotton on narrow strip looms, the strips then sewn together into a larger cloth. It is washed, sun dried and soaked in a dye made from pounded local leaves. The designs are drawn by hand with a mud dye using a small bamboo or metal spatula,