The orgin of mudcloth can be traced back to orgin from Mali - a north African country in the Sahara Desert region. The name “Mudcloth” comes from the Mali ethnic language Bambara, and it is called “Bogolanfini”, which quite literally means earth or mud (bogo) with (lan) fini (cloth).
 
The men in the village  weave cotton fabric into blocks, and then dye it in a bath of leaves and branches.  Designs are hand-drawn, and dried in the sun.
 
The men in the village  weave cotton fabric into blocks, and then dye it in a bath of leaves and branches.  A piece of mudcloth communicates social status, characters, and occupations.