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Mud Cloth / Bogolan

Genuine hand-painted mud cloth from Mali

Mud cloth - also called 'bogolan' - is one of Africa's most unusual and unique textiles.

Narrow strips of handwoven cotton are stitched together into a whole cloth, then painted with patterns and symbols using a variety of natural dyes, including river mud that has been aged up to one year. As these cloths are handwoven, the thickness and weight are variable, but generally they are similar to a light blanket.

Usually, each cloth is a unique creation: there is only one.  

Sizes vary, usually about 100 x 170 cm / 40 x 66 in.

Read and print story Bogolan: Artistry in Mud

© Robert Irwin and Magie Relph, Patchwork & Quilting, 2011

mud cloth drying in the sun, Mali

Handpainted mud cloths drying in the sun: Endé, Mali.

Mixed Mud Cloth New
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£85.00WMU697
Mixed Mud Cloth New
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£85.00WMU696
Mixed Mad Cloth New
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£85.00WMU695
Mixed Mud Cloth New
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£85.00WMU694
Mixed Mud Cloth New
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£85.00WMU692
Black Mud Cloth
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£85.00WMU683
Black Mud Cloth
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£85.00WMU677
Black Mud Cloth
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£85.00WMU671
Contemporary Mud Cloth
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£160.00WMU665
Mixed Mud Cloth
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£85.00WMU675
Mixed Mud Cloth
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£85.00WMU674
Mixed Mud Cloth
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£85.00WMU650
Mixed Mud Cloth Fragment
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£17.00WMU691
Mixed Mud Cloth Fragment
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£17.00WMU690
Mixed Mud Cloth Fragment
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£17.00WMU689
Black Mud Cloth Fragment
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£17.00WMU688
Black Mud Cloth Fragment
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£17.00WMU687
Black Mud Cloth Fragment
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£17.00WMU686
 
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