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Bogolanfini Mud-Cloth from Mali
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The following information is from the Smithsonian website:
"Bogolan is to its wearer what the shell is for the turtle".
Mud-dyed cloth, bogolan, can not only be seen everywhere in Mali-it has gone global. Clothing and interior designers worldwide now use it or copy its designs.
The cloth's distinctive brown-red color comes from iron-rich mud. Traditionally, an artist handpainted only the negative spaces, letting the main image stand out as the unpainted white design on the cloth. Recently, some mudcloth artists have experimented with stencils that reverse how the design is made. The mud color becomes the main design, while the unpainted white areas serve as the design background.
Traditionally, Bambara (Bamana) women, as well as those of the Minianka, Senufo, Dogon, and other ethnic groups, produced the cloth for important life events and taught the process to their daughters. Men, especially hunters, wore it for celebrations. Today, both women and men make mudcloth for sale in markets, and Malian students study it at the arts academy.
The pieces of bogolan shown below are the kind of relatively inexpensive mudcloth made for both domestic use and for the trade. They are sold in assorted patterns. To see some premium, one-of-a-kind pieces of bogolanfini made by Malian master artist Nakunte Diarra click here.
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Bogolanfini - Mudcloth tafé (wrapper)(#bmc-1)
By various artists - Bamana people, Mali,
Strip-woven cotton.
(approx 66" l. x 50" w.)
Designs and sizes will vary
$68 |
(#bmc-2a)
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Bogolanfini - Premium quality Mudcloth tafé (wrapper)(#bmc-2)
By various artists - Bamana people, Mali,
Strip-woven cotton.
(approx 56" l. x 42" w.)
Designs and sizes will vary
$125
SOLD 10/2012 |
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Bogolanfini - Yellow Mudcloth tafé (wrapper)(#bmc-3)
By various artists - Bamana people, Mali,
Strip-woven cotton w/ natural yellow and black dyes.
(approx 68" l. x 46" w.)
Designs and sizes will vary
$88
SOLD 4/2012 |
Bogolanfini Rouge - Kola-cloth tafé (wrapper)(#bmc-4)
By various artists - Bamana people, Mali,
Strip-woven cotton w/ Kolanut, other dyes
(approx 72" l. x 46" w.)
Designs and sizes will vary
$95 |
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Bogolanfini - White Mudcloth tafé (wrapper)(#bmc-5)
By various artists - Bamana people, Mali,
Strip-woven cotton.
(approx 72" l. x 46" w.)
Designs and sizes will vary
$95
SOLD 8/2011 |
Bogolanfini Rouge - Kola-cloth tafé (wrapper)(#bmc-6)
By various artists - Bamana people, Mali,
Strip-woven cotton w/ Kolanut, other dyes
(approx 66" l. x 48" w.)
Designs and sizes will vary
$95 |
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Bogolanfini Rouge - Kola-cloth tafé (wrapper)(#bmc-7)
By various artists - Bamana people, Mali,
Strip-woven cotton w/ Kolanut, other dyes
(approx 67" l. x 48" w.)
Designs and sizes will vary
$95
SOLD 4/2012 |
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Bogolanfini Rouge - Kola-cloth scarf by Habibou Coulibaly (#bms-1a)
By Habibou Coulibaly- Bamana people, Burkina Faso,
Strip-woven cotton w/ Kolanut, other dyes
(approx 72" l. x 10 1/2" w., including fringe)
Designs and sizes will vary
$70 |
Bogolanfini - scarf by Habibou Coulibaly (#bms-1b)
By Habibou Coulibaly- Bamana people, Burkina Faso,
Strip-woven cotton w/ Kolanut, other dyes
(approx 72" l. x 10" w., including fringe)
Designs and sizes will vary
$70 |
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Bogolanfini Rouge - Kola-cloth scarf by Habibou Coulibaly (#bms-1c)
By Habibou Coulibaly- Bamana people, Burkina Faso,
Strip-woven cotton w/ Kolanut, other dyes
(approx 72" l. x 10" w., including fringe)
Designs and sizes will vary
$70 |
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