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Logozokpa Aklouzounon Tote Bag

 

Hand-woven organic cotton
Natural dye with Mangifera indica Mango tree bark
40 cm X 48 cm  
Fully reversible

This tote bag is hand-weaved by a master-artisan at the royal palace of King Agonglo, located in Abomey, the southern Benin. The yarn is produced exclusively in organic coton, using ancestral techniques, and dyed only in natural pigments formulated on site in a completely sustainable and environmentally conscious approach.

The 'Logozopka' cloth which means 'Turtle Shell' in Fon language, was first created at the time of Dahomey's ancestral Kingdom. Initially weaved predominantly either in ash or green, the pattern finds  formed through a checkerboard of horizontal and vertical lines, that bears its resemblance to the carapace of one of Benin's most emblematic creature.

The 'Aklouzounon' cloth which means 'Crosses' in Fon language is traditionally made in yellow and black with purple crosses. This technique makes it possible to obtain a thick and robust fabric which has the particularity of being double-sided, with the outside pattern varying from that of the reverse.

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