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From Korhogo Cloth to Digital Print: Alia Baré and the Language of Senufo Textiles

From Korhogo Cloth to Digital Print: Alia Baré and the Language of Senufo Textiles

The Nigerien designer lifted the painted figures of Korhogo cloth off the loom and onto a digital print. What a motif carries with it when it moves, and what it leaves behind.

BY UGONNA-ORA OWOH · 13 SEP 2026
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