DMA’s ‘Bamana Mud Cloth’ exhibition examines how African textiles became a force in fashion Women of Mali have been creating the intricate designs for three centuries.

African fashion rules in British museum show, from chic dashikis to mud-dyed cloth By Willem Marx Published August 20, 2022 at 6:01 AM PDT ...

In Mali, West African hunters wore a different cloth for protection. "This is mud cloth!" Degante demonstrated what the cloth typically looks like.

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Mud cloth is a centuries-old, hand-dyed textile art that originated in West Africa with the women of Mali’s Bamana culture, according to the Smithsonian.

The hand-dyed mud cloth is characterized by rich colors and graphics, and is still used in painting and clothing designs today. Free, RSVP 202-633-4646. 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. African Art Museum.

The pair experimented with the traditional bogolan technique, which involves colouring cloth with natural plant-based dyes, hand-painting designs and then covering it with mud from the Niger river ...

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