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Women, while often doing farm work and childrearing, form 15% of the paid workforce in Mali. Women at a rural market in Mali. While the law gives women equal property rights, traditional practice and ignorance of the law prevents women—even educated women—from taking full advantage of their rights.
The Mali Empire in 1337, including the location of the Bambuk, Bure, Lobi and Akan Goldfields [67] [68] The Mali Empire covered a larger area for a longer period of time than any other West African state before or since. What made this possible was the decentralised nature of administration throughout the state.
A crowd of women in Mali. The culture of Mali derives from the shared experience, as a colonial and post-colonial polity, and the interaction of the numerous cultures which make up the Malian people. What is today the nation of Mali was united first in the medieval period as the Mali Empire.
During the 200 year period between 1301 and 1500 (the 14th and 15th century) the main civilizations and kingdoms in Africa were the Mali Empire, Kingdom of Kongo, Ife Empire, Benin Kingdom, Songhai Empire, Hausa City-states, Wolof Empire, Great Zimbabwe, Kingdom of Makuria, Kanem Empire,Ethiopian Empire, Kilwa Sultanate, Kingdom of Mapungubwe, Kingdom of Mutapa, and the Ajuran Sultanate.
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The traditional costume gallery covers costumes of women from the Mali tribes. [4] An ensemble of fifteen mannequins in the hall showcase fourteen traditional costumes of women from the Regions of Mali with the fifteenth showcasing the outfit of a modern Mali woman. [7] The mannequins were made by a North Korean company operating out of Bamako. [7]
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The Mali Empire started in 1230 and was the largest empire in West Africa and profoundly influenced the culture of West Africa through the spread of its language, laws and customs. [15] Until the 19th century, Timbuktu remained important as an outpost at the southwestern fringe of the Muslim world and a hub of the trans-Saharan slave trade .