Large puppet head · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3040236
Description
wood, dark brown patina, rising from a long neck, coiffure with two plaits on each side, face and head coated with punched metal sheet, partly lined with red fabric, dam., cracks, missing parts, traces of insect caused damage, 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.
L’objet Large puppet head avec l’ID d’objet 3040236 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 82nd Tribal Art Auction dans 27 février 2016 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 266 a atteint un prix de vente de 2 000 €.
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Littérature comparée
Museum of Primitive Art (ed.), Bambara sculpture from the Western Sudan, New York 1960, p. 34 f.