Marionnette "merekun"
Mali, Bamana
Vendu
450 €
Provenance
Ketterer, Munich, 14 December 1989, lot 73Taille
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.