Paire de marionnettes · Tanzanie, Doe / Zigua · ID: 3050992
Vendu
500 €
Provenance
Galerie Jahn, Munich, GermanyBruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
Description
wood, plant fibre, glass beads, fabric, each mounted on base
With regard to a similar pair of puppets of comparable size, Felix mentions vague reports of ‘dancing figures’ that were used at funeral ceremonies and also by fortune-tellers.
Littérature comparée
Felix, Marc L., Mwana Hiti, München 1990, p. 434, ill. 247