A quiet little town on the banks of the Niger River, Segou is known as the capital of mud cloth. Textile designer Boubacar Doumbia built his workshop there 16 years ago, named it Ndomo - which means "the quest for knowledge" in local Bambara language, and welcomed young people who had no opportunity to receive formal education into his collective.
A quiet little town on the banks of the Niger River, Segou is known as the capital of mud cloth. Textile designer Boubacar Doumbia built his workshop there 16 years ago, named it Ndomo - which means "the quest for knowledge" in local Bambara language, and welcomed young people who had no opportunity to receive formal education into his collective.
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Among seasoned woodturners, Jobillo is the name for the highest grades of tigerwood, an exotic wood species best known for its beautiful grain and superior durability. The reddish orange background and dark vein stripes create dramatic effects on wares - our hand-carved cake servers are just the perfect examples.
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