Malian Bogolan cloth, popularly known as mud cloth, is a traditional textile from Mali that has captured the world's ...

Kente cloth includes an array of geometric shapes, including squares, triangles, and diamonds. More than just a design element, these shapes represent important meanings associated with ideas such as ...

Select grass cloth that has a tight weave to avoid potential sections “lifting” down the road. Choose a grass cloth that can easily be “railroaded” or matched for a cohesive pattern.

This piece of raffia cloth is typical of that made by the Shoowa, a Kuba group who live south of the Sankuru river. Its style--the overall balanced pattern, the deep plush and even lines--is what they ...