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Bogolanfini, Mud Cloth

2013.05.0415

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Artifact Identification Bogolanfini, Mud Cloth   (2013.05.0415)
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 Bamana
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 171.6 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 115.2 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 793 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Textile--Mud Cloth
Manufacturing Processes Textile--Hand/Loom Woven

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 Lynn and Michael Noel Collection
Reproduction N/A

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