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Bògòlanfini or bogolan (Bambara: bɔgɔlanfini; "mud cloth"; sometimes called mud-dyed cloth [1] [2] or mud-painted cloth [3] in English) is a handmade Malian cotton fabric traditionally dyed with fermented mud.
Diarra is a textile artist known for her bògòlanfini, or mud cloth. While the popularity of mudcloth and the international market for it has led to a simplification of traditional techniques in pursuit of mass production, even among artisans, Diarra works in the traditional Beledougou style, which is distinct from the mud-cloth traditions of the Dogon people in Mali and from mud-cloth ...
Groupe Bogolan Kasobané is an artist collective from Mali, West Africa with a studio in Bamako and a gallery in Ségou. [1] Innovators and pioneers in the bogolan fine arts movement, [2] the Groupe traveled throughout Mali, researching the bogolan traditions and practices, including the symbolic alphabet, as well as the traditional structure, uses, and colors encoded in bogolan cloths.
African textiles can be used as historical documents. [31] cloth can be used to commemorate a certain person, event, and even a political cause. Much of the history conveyed had more to do with how others impacted the African people, rather than about the African people themselves.
Disney has tapped top toon talents from across the African continent for “Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire,” a Disney Plus Original anthology of animated films set to premiere on the Mouse House ...
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Korhogo cloth from National Museum of World Cultures in the Netherlands. Dated 1960-1970. Korhogo cloth is an African textile made by the Senufo people of Korhogo, Ivory Coast. Often described as being in the shadows of bogolafini (mud cloth) and kente, [1] korhogo comes in neutral and earthy tones like browns, blacks and creams. Korhogo is ...
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