From haute couture to throw pillows, mud cloth, or bogolanfini, is woven into nearly every aspect of contemporary life and is the subject of an exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art.

Bogolanfini, Patterns of Bamana Culture ... For younger women, mudcloth is worn not only for aesthetic reasons, but also during many rites of passage such as initiation, marriage and childbirth. For ...

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.Known locally as Bògòlanfini, authentic ...