KUNDA
material culture index
FIELD NOTES
03
/ 08
DJENNÉ STUDY
FIELD NOTE 03 · READING STUDY
Context makes the mark legible.
Correct readings climb as each motif gains a name, a use, and a story.
Context layers / recognition
N = 186 readings · 2025
60
45
30
15
0
31%
42%
48%
54%
58%
MOTIF ONLY
NAME
USE
ORIGIN
FULL STORY
This is the
Bogolanfini Mudcloth
design system, applied by
Curio
— a design-style library for AI agents. Full Bogolanfini Mudcloth guide →
designbycurio.com/learn/malian-bogolanfini-mudcloth