Zemanek-Münster

Female marionette "merekun" ·  Mali, Bamana · ID: 3043806

sold EUR 2,500
Provenance
Alain Bovis, Paris, France
French Private Collection
Size
H: 70 cm
H: 27.6 inch

Description

wood, metal sheet, rep., base

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 3043806 was last part of the auction 89th Tribal Art Auction at July 7, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 155 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.

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Comparing literature

Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 90


Publications

Galerie Alain Bovis, Bambara, Dogon, Sénoufo, Paris, 2005, p. 24, ill. 10

AHDRC: 0077062


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