Marks of Identity: Potters of the Folona (Mali) and Their “Mothers”

March 01 2007 Marks of Identity: Potters of the Folona (Mali) and Their “Mothers” Barbara E. Frank Barbara E. Frank Barbara E. Frank is associate professor of art history at Stony Brook University. Her primary research has been in Mali, West Africa, where she has worked with ceramic and textile artists, leatherworkers, and blacksmiths on artistry, technology, and social identity. Her major publications include Mande Potters and Leatherworkers. Art and Heritage in West Africa (Smithsonian, 1998, 2001) and an edited volume Status and Identity in West Africa: Nyamakalaw of Mande (Indiana, 1995). bfrank@notes.cc.sunysb.edu Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Barbara E. Frank Barbara E. Frank is associate professor of art history at Stony Brook University. Her primary research has been in Mali, West Africa, where she has worked with ceramic and textile artists, leatherworkers, and blacksmiths on artistry, technology, and social identity. Her major publications include Mande Potters and Leatherworkers. Art and Heritage in West Africa (Smithsonian, 1998, 2001) and an edited volume Status and Identity in West Africa: Nyamakalaw of Mande (Indiana, 1995). bfrank@notes.cc.sunysb.edu Online ISSN: 1937-2108 Print ISSN: 0001-9933 © 2007 by the Regents of the University of California.2007 African Arts (2007) 40 (1): 30–41. https://doi.org/10.1162/afar.2007.40.1.30 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Barbara E. Frank; Marks of Identity: Potters of the Folona (Mali) and Their “Mothers”. African Arts 2007; 40 (1): 30–41. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/afar.2007.40.1.30 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsAfrican Arts Search Advanced Search © 2007 by the Regents of the University of California.2007 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.