Mudcloth (#3) - Mali - Sold
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Mudcloth is made of narrow strips of
hand-spun yarn. Both men and women
dye & decorate the cloth. The cloth is
dyed yellow by dipping it into an extract
of leaves. The outline of the design is
then applied using a dark mud from a
dried-up pond. After drying, the cloth is
dipped in water to wash off the mud. This
time-consuming process is repeated
several times, after which they are soaked in a caustic soda bath to bleach out
and whiten the yellow areas that have
not been painted in mud. In effect, the
mud dye is not the design; rather, it
establishes the negative space around
the areas of white design. The design
elements are drawn from a variety of
sources: plants, animals, proverbs &
historical events. These cloths are worn
as tunics by hunters & other men of the
Bambara tribe of Mali.
DRY CLEAN ONLY-AVOID DIRECT SUNLIGHT
63" x 43"
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