Mudcloth

Name/Title

Mudcloth

Entry/Object ID

2026.4.27

Description

A mudcloth, probably from Mali. Woven in narrow strips of cotton, sewn together.

Acquisition

Accession

2026.4

Source or Donor

Ian McCabe

Credit Line

Gift of Ian and June McCabe

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown Maker

Time Period

1970s

Textile Details

Technique

Plain Weave, Mud-dye, Painted

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Republic of Mali

Region

West Africa

Continent

Africa

Dimensions

Width

120 cm

Length

165 cm

Material

Cotton

Provenance

Notes

Acquired by Ian McCabe as a gift in 1977-79