Mud cloth, Mali - 17.3 size-large carved from one solid piece

carved from one solid piece of wood

as the petrification process imbues the wood with distinct patterns

the result of a laborious process involving many hands

some mirrors will have minor natural imperfections

Size: 23cm D x 5

Mud cloth, Mali - 17.3 size-large carved from one solid pieceBogolanfini mud cloth is a traditional handmade textile from Mali. In the Bamana language, bogo means earth or mud, lan means by means of, and fini means cloth. Each cloth is hand spun and hand woven from local cotton on narrow strip looms, the strips then sewn together into a larger cloth. It is washed, sun dried and soaked in a dye made from pounded local leaves. The designs are drawn by hand with a mud dye using a small bamboo or metal spatula,