Cotton strip

Item

Identifier

2025.138

Title

Cotton strip

Description

Multiple of these undyed cotton strips, traditionally woven by men, are sewn together to get the cloth to make Bogolanfini (Mud cloth, Bogolan).

Measurements

4-1/2 x 160 in.

Medium

Cotton

Subject

Mud cloth; Bogolan; Africa; African; Malian; dyes; dye; textiles; cloth; resist dye

Source

Purchased by the Center for Virtual/Material Studies

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