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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 Mixed Mud Cloth New
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£210.00WMC101
Large Mixed Mud Cloth New
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£210.00WMC102
Large Mixed Mud Cloth New
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£210.00WMC103
Large White Mud Cloth New
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£210.00WMC104
Large White Mud Cloth New
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£210.00WMC105
Large Black Mud Cloth New
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£210.00WMC106
Large Black Mud Cloth New
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£210.00WMC107
Mixed Mud Cloth New
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£105.00WMC108
Mixed Mud Cloth New
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£105.00WMC110
Mixed Mud Cloth New
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£105.00WMC111
Mixed Mud Cloth New
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£105.00WMC112
Mixed Mud Cloth New
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£105.00WMC113
Mixed Mud Cloth New
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£105.00WMC114
Mixed Mud Cloth New
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£105.00WMC115
Mixed Mud Cloth New
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£105.00WMC116
Mixed Mud Cloth New
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£105.00WMC117
Black Mud Cloth New
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£105.00WMC118
Black Mud Cloth New
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£105.00WMC119
Black Mud Cloth New
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£105.00WMC120
Black Mud Cloth New
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£105.00WMC121
Black Mud Cloth New
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£105.00WMC122
Black Mud Cloth New
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£105.00WMC123
White Mud Cloth New
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£105.00WMC124
White Mud Cloth New
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£105.00WMC125
White Mud Cloth New
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£105.00WMC127
Mixed Mud Cloth Fragment New
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£19.50MCF105
Mixed Mud Cloth Fragment New
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£19.50MCF106
White Mud Cloth Fragment New
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£19.50MCF107
Black Mud Cloth Fragment New
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£19.50MCF108
Black Mud Cloth Fragment New
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£19.50MCF109
 
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