Female marionette "merekun" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3042415

Name: Female marionette "merekun"
SKU: 3042415
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Yann Ferrandin, Paris, France

Size

H: 85 cm

H: 33.5 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of pigments, in form of a female janus half figure, identical slender faces with incised tattoos, coiffure with two plaits on each side, min. dam., small missing parts, fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
the puppet theatre “sogo bò” is subject to the patronage of “kamalen ton”, a society of boys coming from one village community. The theatre consists of a sequence of singular scenes, interrupted by short performances of singing and dancing.

The object Female marionette “merekun” with the object ID 3042415 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 182.

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