BOGOLANFINI INDIGO MUD CLOTH #185 Turqouise Introducing the Zulu Telephone Wire

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To wash simply swish in detergent water

12 beads per strand

their mothers proudly wear the linga koba — long beaded strands cascading from their headdresses — as a visible reminder of their sons' transformation

14 beads per strand

BOGOLANFINI INDIGO MUD CLOTH #185 Turqouise Introducing the Zulu Telephone WireThe bogolanfini, or mud cloths, are some of the most impressive of the African textiles. Traditionally made by the women of Mali, they were originally used for hunters' shirts and women's wraps. The cloth is hand woven and dyed by an age old process using local flora and mud. Finer Thread and Weave Approximately 41 1 2" x 61"