Berber Bogolan African Collection Vic-vic-victorious

Vic-vic-victorious

Lisanga means "united" in the Bantu language of the artists who originally carved these delicate

Charkha is the traditional wooden spool used to spin cashmere yarn for weaving

artists used a plant indigenous to Egypt

with bold bands of color that radiate warmth and positivity

Berber Bogolan African Collection Vic-vic-victoriousCaravans regularly traveled across the Sahara, trading essential commodities like salt and grain. By 1,100 CE, Timbuktu in Mali transitioned from a semi nomadic settlement into a permanent, vital port on the deserts edge. Bogolanfini, or Mud cloth, originated in Mali around this same time. Bogolanfini combined weaving narrow strips of cloth, finimugu, sewing them together and using fermented mud to make patterns with meaningful symbols. Bordering Mali