Textiles From Mali

Fulani arkilla kerka cloth from Mali, circa 1950s. Collected in Djenné. Naturally dyed wool.

Tuareg grass reed matt. Reeds and leather, Timbuktu, Mali

Bambara mud cloth "bogolon". Mopt, Mali

Dogon saddle blanket, Village of Koporopen.


The Dogon saddle blanket shown here with leather reins and cast bronze stirrups.