1. Discovering Mud cloth (Bogolan)
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Discovering Mud cloth (Bogolan)

2. BOGOLAN
  The origin of the name Bogolan (“Bo-ho-lahn”), comes from will bambara: BOGO = clay, mud and LAN = with, made.

3. From our friends in Mali

4. From our friends in MALI

5. From our friends in MALI

6. The Niger River
This ancient art form uses all natural elements extracted from the environment, such as tree leaves for coloring and tropical mud from the Niger River

8. Each picture has a meaning
I need 12 volunteers
6 students hold up a wall hanging (or picture of a wall hanging)
6 Students tell us the story behind your partners wall hanging.
If your Bogolan doesn’t have a story, talk about what you think it might mean.

9. Make your own mud cloth!
Go to your Yahoo and click on the Bogolan link or go to:

10. Show your Bogolan to the class
Tell us the story of your Bogolan