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Bogolan, Mud Cloth

2010.01.0514

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Artifact Identification Bogolan, Mud Cloth   (2010.01.0514)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Materials T&E
    2. :
  2. Textileworking T&E
    3. :
  3. Needleworking T&E
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date N/A
Culture Dogon
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 140 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 110.4 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) .4 cm
Weight 592 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Pigment--Dye, Clay, Textile--Cotton, Plant--Fiber, Plant--Cotton
Manufacturing Processes Drying, Painting, Weaving

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Imperator, Pascal James and Marli Shamir. “Bokolanfini: Mud Cloth of the Bamana of Mali.” African Arts Vol 3, No. 4 (Summer, 1970), pp. 32-41.

Rovine, Victoria. Bogolan: Shaping Culture through Cloth in Contemporary Mali. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No

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