Ram Rod Puppet Head (Bakòrò, Sogokun) / Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali
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- Accession Number
- 1971/2.22
- Title
- Ram Rod Puppet Head (Bakòrò, Sogokun)
- Artist Nationality
- Malian
- Medium and Support
- wood, sheet metal, glass and cloth
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Mali (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Mali (nation)
- Dimensions
- 16 cm x 17 cm x 24 cm (6 5/16 in. x 6 11/16 in. x 9 7/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Puppets
- Primary Object Type
- marionette
- Physical Description
- A naturalistic rendering of a ram, with striations incised into the top of the head and down the first third of the horns which sweep forward in a natural curve toward the nose. Eyes inlaid with green glass, and muzzle is overlaid with strip of metal. Jaw articulates, tied with cord. Cloth ears are attached and dangle on either side of head. Wood is unpainted.
- Subject Matter
- This rod puppet ram's head is a character featured 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. Of all the characters created for the Sogo bò, animals such as the ram and hyena (see 1971/2.21) were among the oldest and continue to appear in different guises.
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 867 x 1139
- File Size
- 60 KB
- Record
- 1971/2.22
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"Ram Rod Puppet Head (Bakòrò, Sogokun); 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-2.22/1971_2.22.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 17, 2024.
