Marionette "meren"
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Lot: 163
89th Tribal Art AuctionMarionette "meren"
Mali, Bozo
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Mamadou Keita, Amsterdam, The Netherlands | H: 18.1 inch |
900 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance |
wood, mother-of-pearl buttons, fabric, base
Among the Bamana and Bozo peoples, puppets are used to tell stories and sometimes satirize conventional customs or important persons.
Bless, F. & A. Panday, Bozo-Mali, Njmegen 2000