Tête de marionnette ·  Mali, Bamana · ID: 3041927

Description

wood, partly encrusted brown patina, remains of pigments, handwritten collection label “53” at the side, min. dam., missing parts, cracks, traces of abrasion, 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.