Puppet
Mali, Bamana
sold
EUR 6,000
Provenance
Alain Bovis, Paris, FranceFrench Private Collection
Size
H: 70 cm
H: 27.6 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, in form of a female half figure, partly stud with metal sheet, originally movable arms now missing, coiffure with two plaits on each side, rep. (right plait), cracks, small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, metal socle;
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.
Comparing literature
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 90Publications
Galerie Alain Bovis, Bambara, Dogon, Sénoufo, Paris, 2005, p. 24, ill. 10Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).