Ibrahim N'Daye, also known as Ibou, carving ebony. His tools include small wood and iron adzes, discarded dentist's implements and jackknives. On the over-turned tree trunk to Ibou's left is a carving he made for me to give to my father. Nohma weaves cotton strands into thread, to be woven in turn into clothing and blankets. Cotton is a major crop in Mali, and is an important feature of cultural identity of the Dogon of the fifth region.
Cotton brings unity and order, braids together races, peoples, sexes.