"In Mali the cloth is worn by people of all ethnicities, including prominently in Malian cinema and by Malian musicians, either as an expression of national or ethnic identity or as a fashion statement. Particularly popular among young people, Bogolanfini is made into a wide range of clothes, Western miniskirts and jackets as well as traditional flowing robes.
The Malian fashion designer Chris Seydou has been credited with popularizing bogolanfini in international fashion circles." taken from Wikipedia
Description | "In Mali the cloth is worn by people of all ethnicities, including prominently in Malian cinema and by Malian musicians, either as an expression of national or ethnic identity or as a fashion statement. Particularly popular among young people, Bogolanfini is made into a wide range of clothes, Western miniskirts and jackets as well as traditional flowing robes. The Malian fashion designer Chris Seydou has been credited with popularizing bogolanfini in international fashion circles." taken from Wikipedia
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About the Artist | "Unknown artist" is appropriate when a work of art is unsigned and a supported opinion about who made it is not available (on Savvy Collector).. "Attributed to" precedes the name of an artist when information suggests that it likely was made by that artist (on Savvy Collector). |
Medium | Mudcloth made of hand-woven cotton decorated with fermented mud |
Size | 57" height X 32" width |
Date of creation | Circa 1965 |
Condition | Excellent |
Provenance | Je Vu |