The material is cotton strip weave sewn together creating a blanket. The strips are shades of blue and black. Small white or natural beige lines separate the colored strips. The ends of the country cloth are unfinished.
GEOGRAPHY / CULTURE GROUP: Sierra Leone, Mende
Sierra Leone, West Africa is a country of multiple tribes practicing similar cultural traditions relating to the production of cloth blankets commonly referred to as country cloth. Sierra Leone is comprised of three provinces and the Western Area. Men and women in the three provinces produce the well-known cotton country cloth. The local craftsmen take tremendous pride in their craft.
The MendeThe Mende Peoples of Sierra Leone NA
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Mende
Sierra Leone
Indigenous hand-woven cotton fabric and local dyes
