Berber Bogolan African Collection with bold bands of color

with bold bands of color that radiate warmth and positivity

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

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

Three shades of red and two shades of indigo are accented with turmeric

Caravans regularly traveled across the Sahara

Berber Bogolan African Collection with bold bands of colorCaravans 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