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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Ndomo is a Malian social enterprise dedicated to training local young people who are without formal education. In their adobe workshop, founder and designer Boubacar Doumbia teaches his apprentices to dye mud cloth, the most unique textile native to Mali, using both traditional and contemporary methods. The bold, refreshing design has given this 800-year-old textile an utterly modern edge, with the geometric patterns proudly accentuating their roots in African art.
Each item is woven, painted, and dyed by hand. Slight variations are to be celebrated.
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