L’éclat des textiles senoufo teints à la terre / Filafani – de schittering van Senufo-moddertextiel.

The article analyses the aesthetics of Senufo mudcloth during different ritual settings and formulates the relationship between textiles and intimacy during divination rituals en practices. This differs from public rituals when textile styles are oriented to attire visual attention to the wearer; the fabric needs to create a glimmering shine or ‘out coming light’. The search for visibility is at work during the making process and realised through the combination of graphic elements. The article provides in debt-descriptions of materials, working methods, makers and their styles in the Folona region of Mali (1998-2008) were the making and wearing of mudcloth is in decline nowadays. In contrast to Senufo region of Burkina Faso, which is briefly treated in the final paragraphs, were these textile tradition is dynamically redefined through the use of new materials, techniques, and narratives.Publication that accompanied the exposition: Fini Fani. Textiles du Mali. Une conversation de Formes et de Couleurs. In the Regional Cultural Centre Dinant, 16/02/2018 until 18/03/2018. Graphic design and cover by Fiona Oikonomidou.status: publishe