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Bogolan : shaping culture through cloth in contemporary Mali / Victoria L. Rovine.
Fine Arts Library DT551.45.B35 R68 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Rovine, Victoria.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bogolan cloth.
- Bambara (African people)--Clothing.
- Bambara (African people).
- Resist-dyed textiles--Mali.
- Resist-dyed textiles.
- West African strip weaving--Mali.
- West African strip weaving.
- Clothing and dress.
- Mali.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 178 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington [D.C.] : Smithsonian Institution Press, [2001]
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction: Bogolan's Biography 1
- 2. The Rural Roots of Bogolan 15
- 3. The Tourist Art Market: Commerce in Authenticity 27
- 4. Tourist Market Bogolan: Changing Demands, Changing Forms 37
- 5. Fine Art Bogolan: Between Categories 53
- 6. The Fine Art Market: From Bogolan to Le Bogolan 67
- 7. Culture through Clothing: Bogolan as Fashion 93
- 8. Making It Modern: Bogolan Clothing's Dual Directions 107
- 9. Bogolan Abroad: Reverberations in the United States 131
- 10. Conclusion: Making the Traditional Modern 141.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-172) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1560989424
- OCLC:
- 46660068
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