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mudcloth

Traditionally hand made cloth from Mali. The high quality woven cloth is dyed with fermented mud. Much like the kente cloth, the weaving is done using a loom, but the dyeing is done by a 3 step process involving soaking in boiled leaves, careful painting, and washing off the mud.

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