Bogolan: Shaping Culture Through Cloth in Contemporary Mali

by Victoria L. Rovine

Book Overview

Focusing on a single Malian textile identified variously as bogolanfini, bogolan, or mudcloth, Victoria L. Rovine traces the dramatic technical and stylistic innovations that have transformed the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560989424
• ISBN13: 9781560989424
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.2" x 10.4"

Customer Reviews

Interesting and fun - a book on African mudcloth

Victoria Rovine tells a great story and illustrates it with wonderful images of the indigenous textile from Mali, bogolanfini or bogolan, known as mudcloth in the US. Her book is strong on theory but also full of personal details about the people and the places where bogolan is made. Good for anthropology, fine art, material culture courses but also an excellent read for anyone interested in African culture and creativity. Highly recommended!