Bogolan: Shaping Culture Through Cloth in Contemporary Mali [Paperback]

Victoria L. Rovine (Author)

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Paperback: 178 pages
Publisher: Indiana University Press; 2nd edition (Aug 26 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0253220297
ISBN-13: 978-0253220295
Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 18.1 x 1.4 cm
Shipping Weight: 399 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,154,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #25 in Books > History > Africa > Mali
- #61 in Books > History > Africa > African Studies

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"Well-organized chapters, extensive notes, an excellent bibliography, and beautiful colour and black-and-white illustrations make Bogolan a pleasure to read. It is highly recommended to all those interested in the arts of Africa and in the social and economic transformations that have influenced them during the past decades." African Studies Review "Rovine has given us a thorough and authoritative account of the adaptability of a given textile to a wide range of local and international modalities." Textile

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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 cloth from its village origins into a symbol of new internationalism. Rovine shows how the biography of this uniquely African textile reveals much about contemporary culture in urban Africa and about the global markets in which African art circulates. Bogolan has become a symbol of national and ethnic identities, an element of contemporary, urban fashion, and a lucrative product in tourist art markets. At the heart of this beautifully illustrated book are the artists, changing notions of tradition, nationalism, and the value of cloth making and marketing on a worldwide scale.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and fun - a book on African mudcloth, Nov 13 2008

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This review is from: Bogolan: Shaping Culture Through Cloth in Contemporary Mali (Paperback)

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!

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