Marionnette féminine "merekun" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3043806
Vendu
2 500 €
Provenance
Alain Bovis, Paris, FranceFrench Private Collection
Description
wood, metal sheet, rep., base
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.
Littérature comparée
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 90
Publications
Galerie Alain Bovis, Bambara, Dogon, Sénoufo, Paris, 2005, p. 24, ill. 10AHDRC: 0077062