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 naturally-dyed table runner was handcrafted in one of India's most economically deprived regions, at an artisan society formed over 20 years ago to support physically disabled artisans threatened by poverty and homelessness. The weavers created a special blend with mulberry silk and Eri silk, also known as peace silk, during the production of which no silkworms or moths were harmed.
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