Habibou Coulibaly

Burkina Faso

Year(s) attended: 2009, 2010

CTTK

Mud Cloth

Habibou creates textiles using a mud cloth, or bogolan, technique and vegetable-based dyes.  In his native Burkina Faso, this craft is typically learned through apprenticeship or passed down from father to son. Ethnic groups in neighboring Mali, Guinea and the Ivory Coast share similar techniques for creating textiles. The textiles were traditionally used for camouflage for hunting and during important ceremonies such as marriages and circumcisions. CTTK is a cooperative of textile craftsmen creating indigo, bogolan and batik fabrics. Created in 1994, the cooperative has grown to 15 members and has shown work internationally.

CTTK is a cooperative of textile craftsmen creating indigo, bogolan and batik fabrics. Created in 1994, the cooperative has grown to 15 members and has shown work internationally.