R6144 Jóola Shirt

This man’s shirt is made from cotton ‘Jóola’ fabric, a traditional fabric produced in the small community of Jóola/Diola, in the Casamance area of southwestern Senegal. The name of the design is Ehondor elep yaa gakkil or ‘neck of elep with a line’ and this style of shirt is popular in Senegal. The garment was Read More …

R6139/3 Textile; Bogolanfini; Mudcloth

This bogolanfini, or mudcloth, is traditionally decorated by hand-painting cotton cloth with dyes, in shades of yellow, black and brown, and bleach to create distinctive geometric designs. Bogolanfini had a resurgence in popularity in the 1980s and 90s thanks to Malian fashion designer Chris Seydou. His work then inspired Western designers to include these textiles Read More …