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Bògòlanfini fabric

Posted by rod - 11.08.2009

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Bògòlanfini mali is a traditional clothing worn by hunters, pregnant women, women giving births, excised women to protect them from the evil spirits that could cause death. Bògòlanfini mali (sometimes bogolan) is a traditional Malian fabric dyed with fermented mud, particularly associated with the Bambara. The name is a Bambara word meaning “earthcloth.” Found via pattern and texture by essence and wikipedia

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