Marionette · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3037565

Name: Marionette
SKU: 3037565
Price: 800 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 800

Size

H: 42 cm

H: 16.5 inch

Description

light wood, remains of polychrome paint, elongated female figure with conical trunk and side lobes, min. dam., traces of abrasion;
presumably 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.

The object Marionette with the object ID 3037565 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 161 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.

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