Bogolan by Victoria L. Rovine, softback published by Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-22029-5, price 24.95 US dollars, from www.iupress.indiana.edu

This book devoted to mud cloths of Africa has authoritative text and a few pertinent photos. I would have liked to have seen more photos of these interesting Mali textiles. The text adequately traces the origins and development of a native cloth that has become used and recognised world-wide. It looks at the tourism trade and at different artists.