0. Custom Calligraphy from Timbuktu's last Master Calligrapher

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0. Custom Calligraphy from Timbuktu's last Master CalligrapherBoubacar Sadeck is considered to be Timbuktu's last master calligrapher. After the 2012 occupation of Timbuktu by jihadists and other armed groups, Boubacar fled to Bamako. He is currently training a group of young apprentices who he hopes will be able to continue this ancient craft. We have teamed up with Boubacar to offer custom calligraphy pieces. These are one of a kind items that showcase one of northern Mali's dying arts. At the moment, he is

sacred things

50 in cost for this postcard is donated to the Alpha Daouna school in Timbuktu

and we are happy to support Dogon tailors and artisans by importing these fabrics to Bamako

He also has several postcards featuring his calligraphy

blue and magenta

It was then printed at a print shop in Bamako and sent overland to Timbuktu on a bus

Photo taken by Fatouma Harber in Timbuktu

plane and camel -- an extraordinary journey that you initiated with just a few clicks on a website

is mined in giant slabs and then transported to Timbuktu via a two-week-long camel caravan

Fatouma is a school teacher as well as an activist for women's rights in Mali

In this excerpt of the Catalan Atlas

but perhaps the extraordinary distance traveled would make up for any discrepancy with the date