Focusing on a single Malian textile identified variously as bogolanfini, bogolan, or mudcloth, Victoria L. Rovine traces the dramatic technical and stylistic innovations that have transformed the cloth from its village origins into a symbol of new internationalism.

Preface to the second edition
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: Bogolan's Biography
2. The Rural Roots of Bogolan
3. The Tourist Art Market: Commerce in Authenticity
4. Tourist Market Bogolan: Changing Demands, Changing Forms
5. Fine Art Bogolan: Between Categories
6. The Fine Art Market: From Bogolan to Le Bogolan
7. Culture through Clothing: Bogolan as Fashion
8. Making It Modern: Bogolan Clothing's Dual Directions
9. Bogolan Abroad: Reverberations in the United States
10. Conclusion: Making the Traditional Modern
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index

Victoria L. Rovine is Assistant Professor of Art History and African Studies at the University of Florida. She is a contributor to Fashioning Africa (IUP, 2004). She lives in Gainesville, Florida.