The Pillow Case

- Mali Mudcloth Cushion Cover

- Hand dyed & woven by the Dogon people of Mali, West Africa

- Cotton Back with a zip close

-14inch×9×4. All together, 50 peaces $1,250

Over 50 peaces all together.

Mali Mud Cloth

Mud Cloth, also known as the Malian Bogolan cloth, is perhaps one of the most distinctive African textiles.

The processes behind making mud cloth are gender-specific. Women hand-spin yarn of often locally grown cotton, which the men then weave on the local version of the narrow strip loom into plain cloth strips.

- Having been washed & shrunk, the women prepare a dye bath made from pounded Bougalan tree leaves and other ingredients.The cloth is soaked, then left out in the sun.

Using a spatular type tool, the patterns are painted onto the cloth using fermented mud. All the designs have particular meanings & significance.

The price is for the cushion cover and the inside.

Delicate & specialised hand washing advised.