Mud cloth ("Bokolanfini")

Maker Bamana

Object number81.17.43

Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company

Dimensions41 7/8 in. (106.4 cm) L.: 75 in.

MediumCotton cloth (handspun and strip weave) with dye and mud solution

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Mud cloth ("Bokolanfini")