Mande Potters and Leather-Workers - Art and Heritage in West Africa (alt. spelling: Leatherworkers) de FRANK, Barbara E - 1998

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Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1998. 192 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w and colour photographs and drawings. "Among the Mande-speaking groups dispersed throughout much of West Africa, certain artists - including potters and leatherworkers - form a spiritually powerful social class in which gender determines craft specialization. Ceramic water jars and cooking pots are made only by the wives and female relatives of blacksmiths. Leather objects such as knife sheaths, amulet cases, and, more recently, western-style shoes and bags are produced by male leatherworkers. While these objects display features common to those of other West African groups, the manner in which they are produced has remained distinctly Mande. Analyzing the work of Mande potters and leatherworkers, (the author) argues that studying craft technologies in addition to object styles is essential to reconstructing the art heritage of an ethnically complex region. Drawing on archaeological… Leer más

Washington D. C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good+; with a Very Good+ dust jacket. Slight lean to spine. Text is clean and unmarked, illustrated throughout ; 11.34 X 8.72 X 0.87 inches; 192 pages.

Smithsonian, 1998-04-17. Hardcover. Very Good. 0.8701 11.3386 8.7205. Cover and edges may have some wear.

Washington, D. C.: Smithsonian Institute Press, 1998. Hardcover. Good+ (slight foxing to block edges and wear to corners). Brown cloth boards with rust lettering on spine, color illustrated dust jacket with mylar cover, xvi, 192 pp, richly illustrated in color and bw. "Analyzing the work of Mande potters and leatherworkers, Barbara E. Frank argues that studying craft technologies in addition to object styles is esential for reconstructing the art heritage of an ethnically complex region. Drawing on her archaeological and historical evidence as well as her field research in Mali, she shows how tools and practices such as potters' use of convex molds and leatherworkers' adherence to specific knife blade shapes serve to distinguish the goods made by Mande artists from those of neighboring groups."- dust jacket.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Smithsonian, 1998-04-17. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!