Bogolan - Shaping Culture Through Cloth in Contemporary Mali

Informationen zum Autor Victoria L. Rovine Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Focusing on a single Malian textile identified variously as bogolanfini, bogolan, or mudcloth, this book traces the dramatic technical and stylistic innovations that have transformed the cloth from its village origins into a symbol of internationalism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the second edition Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Bogolan's Biography 2. The Rural Roots of Bogolan 3. The Tourist Art Market: Commerce in Authenticity 4. Tourist Market Bogolan: Changing Demands, Changing Forms 5. Fine Art Bogolan: Between Categories 6. The Fine Art Market: From Bogolan to Le Bogolan 7. Culture through Clothing: Bogolan as Fashion 8. Making It Modern: Bogolan Clothing's Dual Directions 9. Bogolan Abroad: Reverberations in the United States 10. Conclusion: Making the Traditional Modern Notes Selected Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Victoria L Rovine, Victoria L. Rovine, Rovine Victoria L
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.01.2009
• EAN: 9780253220295
• ISBN: 978-0-253-22029-5
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 255 mm x 15 mm
• Series: African Expressive Cultures; African Expressive Cultures
• Subjects: Guides > Health > Beauty/cosmetics; Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous