Berber Fini Size:8X10' sewing them together and using

sewing them together and using fermented mud to make patterns with meaningful symbols

Lisanga means "united" in the Bantu language of the artists who originally carved these delicate

Mokonzi means "king" in the Bantu language of the artists who originally carved these delicate

This piece stays true to Moroccan rug tradition of using sheep’s wool

Berber Fini Size:8X10' sewing them together and usingCaravans regularly traveled across the Sahara, trading essential commodities like salt and grain. By 1,100 CE, Timbuktu in Mali transitioned from a semi nomadic settlement into a permanent, vital port on the deserts edge. Bogolanfini, or Mud cloth, originated in Mali around this same time. Bogolanfini combined weaving narrow strips of cloth, finimugu, sewing them together and using fermented mud to make patterns with meaningful symbols. Bordering Mali