Puppet head · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3040876
sold
EUR 375
Provenance
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, BelgiumHans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1994)
Size
H: 49,5 cm
H: 19.5 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, metal tag eyes, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, 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.
The object Puppet head with the object ID 3040876 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 142 achieved a sales price of EUR 375.
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