Female marionette "merekun"
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Lot: 155
89th Tribal Art AuctionFemale marionette "merekun"
Mali, Bamana
| Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
|---|---|---|
| Alain Bovis, Paris, France French Private Collection |
H: 27.6 inch | sold |
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.
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 90
Galerie Alain Bovis, Bambara, Dogon, Sénoufo, Paris, 2005, p. 24, ill. 10
