Brown cloth composed of thirteen strips of hand woven textile, stitched together along the long edges; yellow-brown, black and white motifs throughout. Outer edges of cloth have a wide border consisting of diamonds inside squares. Diamonds are filled with semi-circles and there are dots along each side of the diamonds. Large rectangle in centre of mud cloth with a wide border consisting of connected triangles, forming star-like shapes, divided by plain and dotted lines. Rows of concentric diamonds frame central band of repeating triangles, diamonds, semi-circles and dot designs in middle of rectangle. Back of cloth is undecorated.

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• Type of Item cloth
• Culture Bamana
• Material cotton fibre, dye
• Measurements height 180.3 cm, width 226.1 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Darren Schemmer
• Received from Darren Schemmer

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• Made in Mali

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• Collection Date during 2010
• Ownership Date before September 29, 2021
• Acquisition Date on September 29, 2021

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3530/0004