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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 inches.

Rare, extra large mud cloths sometimes available, usually about 155 x 230 cm / 61 x 90 inches.

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.
Large Black Mud Cloth
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£195.00WMU735
White Mud Cloth
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£95.00WMU738
White Mud Cloth
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£95.00WMU739
White Mud Cloth
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£95.00WMU700
White Mud Cloth
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£95.00WMU698
Mixed Mud Cloth
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£95.00WMU723
Mixed Mud Cloth
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£95.00WMU722
Mixed Mud Cloth Sold
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£95.00WMU719
Mixed Mud Cloth
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£95.00WMU697
Mixed Mud Cloth
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£95.00WMU694
Mixed Mud Cloth Sold
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£95.00WMU692
Black Mud Cloth
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£95.00WMU714
Black Mud Cloth
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£95.00WMU712
Black Mud Cloth
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£95.00WMU707
Black Mud Cloth
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£95.00WMU677
Black Mud Cloth
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£95.00WMU671
Mixed Mud Cloth Fragment
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£18.00MCF101
Mixed Mud Cloth Fragment
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£18.00MCF100
White Mud Cloth Fragment
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£18.00WMU701
Black Mud Cloth Fragment
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£18.00WMU705
White Mud Cloth Fragment
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£18.00WMU702
Black Mud Cloth Fragment
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£18.00WMU704
Black Mud Cloth Fragment
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£18.00WMU687
Black Mud Cloth Fragment
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£18.00WMU686
 
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