Zemanek-Münster

Janiform puppet head

Mali, Bamana/Malinke
sold EUR 700
Provenance
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 50 cm
H: 19.7 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, metal sheet, identical faces, min. dam., small missing parts, cracks, base.
Belonging to a puppet figure “merekun”. 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.


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