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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Hand-stitched quilt in organic white cotton voile. Block printed by hand with designs of fynbos - flora indigenous to South Africa - in pigments of charcoal, burnt sienna and grey-green. Hand stitched in small village workshops in Jaipur, India. Backed in cotton voile and filled with a pure cotton batting.
Due to the handmade nature of these quilts, each special piece has slight variations, making it subtly unique. Please note any small imperfections to be the mark of the hands that have crafted this unique piece.
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