Zemanek-Münster
Puppet "merekun", Mali, Bamana, Size: H: 40 cm (marionette) / 83 cm (with costume) (H: 15.7 inch (marionette) / 32.7 inch (with costume)), ID: 3045245
Puppet "merekun", Mali, Bamana, Size: H: 40 cm (marionette) / 83 cm (with costume) (H: 15.7 inch (marionette) / 32.7 inch (with costume)), ID: 3045245 - 2/3 Puppet "merekun", Mali, Bamana, Size: H: 40 cm (marionette) / 83 cm (with costume) (H: 15.7 inch (marionette) / 32.7 inch (with costume)), ID: 3045245 - 3/3
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Lot 118
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Puppet "merekun" ·  Mali, Bamana · ID: 3045245

sold EUR 450
Provenance
Ketterer, Munich, 14 December 1989, lot 73
Size
H: 40 cm (marionette) / 83 cm (with costume)
H: 15.7 inch (marionette) / 32.7 inch (with costume)

Description

wood, colour pigments, fabric,
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.

Africa

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