BOGOLANFINI MUD CLOTH #133 white This vintage textile was used

This vintage textile was used as a "wrapper" in the West African Country of Ivory Coast by the Baule tribe

Traditionally the lidded baskets are used to store liquids (usually millet beer) and the bowl shaped baskets are used to gather and carry grain

50" x 63" approximately

intricate resist patterns before the cloth is dyed—a process often repeated to achieve its spectacular

Dyed with natural indigo

BOGOLANFINI MUD CLOTH #133 white This vintage textile was usedThe bogolanfini, or mud cloths, are some of the most impressive of the African textiles. Traditionally made by the women of Mali, they were originally used for hunters' shirts and women's wraps. The cloth is hand woven and dyed by an age old process using local flora and mud. Approximately 41" x 62"