Imagine two people facing each other, straddling a greased steel pole suspended over a mud pit on a hot summer day. Spectators surround them, chanting their names, as they prepare to fight until their ...

From haute couture to throw pillows, mud cloth, or bogolanfini, is woven into nearly every aspect of contemporary life. But what is the origin of this elaborate dye-decorated cloth? Bamana Mud Cloth: ...