The cloth
Bogolanfini begins as hand-woven cotton strip cloth, joined selvedge to selvedge before it ever meets the dye. It is dyed with a double n'gallama bath with a lime-brightened reserve for the pale ground — the pattern is not printed on, it is drawn in mud and then the ground around it is lifted away. On this piece the mudcloth meets premium washed european linen, black-and-cream bogolan mudcloth collar, placket, pocket and cuff facings, tonal ivory embroidery along the placket edge, discreet gold-tone z on the inner label.
