Woman with handwoven mud cloth, Segou, Mali Textile workers Unknown Mud cloth African fabrics Textiles Detailed view Originated by the woman of Mali's Bamana culture centuries ago, mud cloth from West Africa, or bogolan in the local language, is a unique African textile. Producing this cotton fabric is a home-grown handcraft and the finished mudcloths are an authentic traditional art form. Unknown 1999 CE Digital Jpeg2000, 3.47MB Cotton afr04055 Kathleen Cohen Segou, Republic of Mali, Africa African, Malian, West African, Sub-Saharan, Bambara, Bamana, Mande Kathleen Cohen
Woman with handwoven mud cloth, Segou, Mali
Textile workers
Unknown
Mud cloth
African fabrics
Textiles
Detailed view
Originated by the woman of Mali's Bamana culture centuries ago, mud cloth from West Africa, or bogolan in the local language, is a unique African textile. Producing this cotton fabric is a home-grown handcraft and the finished mudcloths are an authentic traditional art form.
Unknown
1999 CE
Digital
Jpeg2000, 3.47MB
Cotton
afr04055
Kathleen Cohen
Segou, Republic of Mali, Africa
African, Malian, West African, Sub-Saharan, Bambara, Bamana, Mande
Kathleen Cohen