Textiles, Sewing and Quilting of Africa and the Diaspora
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Textiles, Sewing and Quilting of Africa and the Diaspora a year agoa year ago (edited)
Bògòlanfini:
“The dye technique is associated with several Malian ethnic groups, but the Bamana version has become best known outside Mali. In the Bambara language, the word bògòlanfini is a composite of bɔgɔ, meaning “earth” or “mud”; lan, meaning “with” or “by means of”; and fini, meaning “cloth”. Although usually translated as “mud cloth,”…
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