African mud cloth : the Bogolanfini art tradition of Gneli Traoré of Mali / Pascal James Imperato.

Author/creator Imperato, Pascal James
Other author Traoré, Gneli, 1923-2002.
Other author African Art Museum of the S.M.A. Fathers.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Kilima House Publishers, 2006.
Descriptionxvi, 103 pages ; 28 cm
Subjects
Traoré, Gneli, 1923-2002--Exhibitions.
Imperato, Pascal James--Art collections. --Exhibitions.
Bogolan cloth--Exhibitions.
Resist-dyed textiles--Mali. --Exhibitions.
West African strip weaving--Mali. --Exhibitions.
Bogolan cloth--Private collections. --United States. --Exhibitions.

Contents Western documentation of bogolanfini -- Traditional uses of bogolanfini -- Gneli Traoré and her bogolanfini tradition -- Preparing the mordants -- Identification of the mordants -- Other uses of the mordants -- Gneli Traorés methods for creating bogolanfini -- Gneli Traoré's designs and patterns -- Continuity and change in Gneli Traoré's bogolanfini tradition.
General noteCatalog accompanying an exhibition held at the African Art Museum of the S.M.A. Fathers in Tenafly, N.J. which will open Apr. 2006.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2005054453
ISBN0910385033 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780910385039 (pbk. : alk. paper)