Sahara Cropped Bikers Jacket White Mud Cloth
MassassiBSahara Cropped Bikers Jacket White Mud Cloth
Double Breasted Printed woven mud cloth from Mali
Back Panel: Non-stretch grey denim.
Main: 100% Cotton
Collar to Hem: 16inch
Cropped Sleeve. No fastening.
Model's height: 165cm / 5' 5''
Model is wearing: UK 14 / EU 42 / US 10
Dry clean only.
The origin of mudcloth can be traced back to the 12th century where it was first created in Mali, a north African country in theSahara Desert region. The name “Mudcloth” comes from the Mali ethnic language Bambara, and it is called “Bogolanfini”, which quite literally means earth or mud (bogo) with (lan) fini (cloth).
In western cultures, weaving fabric has always been a task set aside for women , but the Bambara people of Mali placed so much cultural importance on the weaving process that allowing women to create Mudcloth was considered sacrilege. However, women were tasked with the dying process, which involved using fermented mud. Each type of mud mixed with vegetation would produce different colors, and the dying process had to be repeated several times to get the right hue.