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 heavyweight brushed-back cotton fleece with woven bogolan mudcloth facings on hoods, plackets, pocket mouths, side rails and cuffs, gold-finish z hardware, embroidered diamond z signature and ribbed hems.
