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Showing results for "puppets" in Primary Keywords.
- Title
- Human Puppet Head
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali
- 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.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1970
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.21
- Medium and Support
- wood, sheet metal, cloth and pigment
- relevance
- rank 12.90548
- Primary Keywords
- head
- masquerades
- puppet theaters
- puppets
- satire
- Title
- Puppet in the form of a bird
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1960
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.177
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, paint, cloth and synthetic hair
- relevance
- rank 11.61773
- Primary Keywords
- birds
- entertaining
- entertainment
- puppets
- toys
- toys (recreational artifacts)