Human Puppet Head / Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.21
- Title
- Human Puppet Head
- Artist Nationality
- Malian
- Medium and Support
- wood, sheet metal, cloth and pigment
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1970
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Mali (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Mali (nation)
- Dimensions
- 48.5 cm x 21 cm x 26 cm (19 1/8 in. x 8 1/4 in. x 10 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Puppets
- Physical Description
- A stylized rendering of a human face with long narrow nose, round eyes set close to bridge of nose, and open, ellipitical mouth. The head is carved in shape of a coiffure that resembles a helmet which extends down the sides of the head. The head is topped with a high arched sagital crest. Patina is dark brown in color with traces of red and blue pigment. Sheet metal cut in circles and long strips embellish the top of the head.
- Subject Matter
- This carved puppet head is part of the repertory of characters in the Sogo bò, a puppet masquerade performed by Bamana youth organizations. Still active today, Sogo bò--literally, “the animal comes forth”-- is an important dramatic venue for youth to explore and comment on the tensions between traditional values and contemporary experience. See also 1971/2.22 and 1971/2.23.
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- the human body
- upper body
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 680 x 1376
- File Size
- 51 KB
- Record
- 1971/2.21
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"Human Puppet Head; Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1971-sl-2.21/1971_2.21.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.