Marks of identity: potters of the Folona (Mali) and their "mothers". From: African Arts | Date: March 22, 2007| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Regents of the University of California. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

A potter of the Folona region in southern Mali marks the wet clay of her pots with a unique sign, a mark that is passed down from mother to daughter along with favorite tools of the trade and the technical knowledge to employ them (FIGS. 1-2). (1) Once dry, the pots are fired in huge communal firings of as many as 800 pieces at a time. The women say they have no trouble distinguishing their pots from those of other women in the village, even without these signatures. Marking the pots is simply something they have always done. It is a mark of their artistry and, I would argue, of ...

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