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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This handwoven wool rug is created by 11 artisan women gathered near Baghdad, starting their rug-weaving cooperative with age-old traditional techniques and a contemporary take on the beauty of Mesopotamian art. Made with natural wool sourced from local herders, the Mada Samawa rug is certified Fair Trade by the Fair Trade Federation.
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