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Mud Cloth

Maker Unknown, Bamana (Bambara)

MediumCloth

Dimensions63 1/2” L x 40 1/2” W

Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust

Object numberAF2002.1454.COP

DescriptionMud cloth composed of seven hand woven strips, each 5” wide, hand sewn together. Small fringe on top and bottom. An uneven pattern of wild crisscross lines covers three quarters of the cloth and the other quarter has a repetitive design of small rectangles.

ClassificationsTextiles

Collections

Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

Exhibitions

Fashioning Africa: Impact, Influence, and Inspiration of African Crafting Traditions

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