Berber Bogolan African Collection White linen clothing was the

White linen clothing was the uniform of ancient Egypt

Our cashmere comes from Kashmir

Two shades of red and two shades of indigo are accented with turmeric

Caravans regularly traveled across the Sahara

Berber Bogolan African Collection White linen clothing was theCaravans 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