bokolanfini

textile

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African arts

  • raffia-fibre cloth
    In African art: Bambara (Bamana)

    …is a textile known as bokolanfini. This cloth, embellished with designs painted in earth, absorbs the nyama released during girls’ initiation excision and is also worn for marriage and burial. Traditionally, bokolanfini patterns served as cues to broader reflections on life; contemporary textiles are created in Bamako and elsewhere solely…

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