Arts + Culture
Korhogo cloth: the painted Senufo textiles of northern Côte d’Ivoire
Korhogo cloth comes from the Senufo region of northern Côte d'Ivoire. Hand-woven cotton strips are sewn together and…
African textiles
Arts + Culture
Kuba cloth: the raffia textiles of the Kuba Kingdom in Congo
Kuba cloth, made from raffia palm fibre in the Kuba Kingdom of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is…
Arts + Culture
Bogolanfini: the Malian mud cloth painted with fermented earth
Bogolanfini, or mud cloth, is a Malian textile made by the Bamana people. Cotton is dyed with leaves…