Description
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewGriot Potters of the Folona excels in its detailed and nuanced engagement with women's histories as gleaned through their embodied and skilled potting practice at the same time as reminds us how models of casted crafting and histories narrated through the frame of majority ethnic groups elide the histories of minority artisan communities and the women who are central to creating and maintaining their vibrant cultural heritage.
-- Ann B. Stahl * International Journal of African Historical Studies *
This exceptional book is the culmination of 40 years of Frank's extensive field research, 30 of which she spent in the Folona region of southeastern Mali, West Africa.... This is an invaluable addition to the literature on craftswomen, pottery making, and gender in West Africa. Highly recommended
-- C. A. Ventura, Tennessee Technological University * Choice *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Note on Orthography
1. Marks of Identity
2. Identity Matters
3. Mapping Identities
4. Technology Matters
5. Mapping Technological Styles
6. Objects Matter
7. Mapping Pots
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
