Marionette
Bozo · Mali
Reference: VAR-18
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- Height
- 118 cm
- Material
- Wood, fabric, rope and industrial paints
The Bozo are specialists in the manufacture of puppets dressed and painted with colorful colors. They are used in the theaters that they mount on the…
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Full original description
The Bozo are specialists in the manufacture of puppets dressed and painted with colorful colors. They are used in the theaters that they mount on the occasion of popular celebrations. This puppet representing a long character is activated with a string that allows him to move his arms in different positions.
Further technical information
- Width
- 14 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Mali. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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