Submitted: Tues, 11 July 2000 Dr. Stephen R. Wooten Department of Anthropology University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon 97403-1218 USA phone: 541-346-5299 fax: 541-346-0668 e-mail: swooten@oregon.uoregon.edu I am interested in socio-economic transformation in rural Africa, kinship and social organization, expressive culture, the Mande region of West Africa (Mali, Bamana).