Auction 104
Zemanek-Münster

Marionette "meren"

Mali, Bozo
Price EUR 900
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Mamadou Keita, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Size
H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch

Description

wood, mother-of-pearl buttons, fabric, base

Among the Bamana and Bozo peoples, puppets are used to tell stories and sometimes satirize conventional customs or important persons.


Publications

Bless, F. & A. Panday, Bozo-Mali, Njmegen 2000

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