Puppet head · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3041927
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Provenance
Museum Nijmwegen, The NetherlandsSize
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 inch
Description
wood, partly encrusted brown patina, remains of pigments, handwritten collection label “53” at the side, min. dam., missing parts, cracks, 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.