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Bogolanfini Mud Cloth with Lines, Dots, and U shapes: Researched by Hannah Harmon

August, 2025 by Sarah Teel

Like Senufo Korhogo cloth, Bogolanfini cloth is dyed with a type of iron-rich mud. Bogolanfini cloth differs from other mud cloths, however, in that the mud dyes are not only especially rich in minerals, but also fermented, and they therefore produce an especially deep brownish-black color.  Bogolanfini cloth also differs in being made using a negative process.  The designs are … [Read more...] about Bogolanfini Mud Cloth with Lines, Dots, and U shapes: Researched by Hannah Harmon

Filed Under: 2016 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa Tagged With: african art, bamana culture, bogolanfini mud cloth

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