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- Title
- Hyena Puppet Head (Nama, Sogu kun)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali
- Physical Description
- Stylized wood carving of hyena head; two pieces of wood joined to form articulating jaw. edged with prominent teeth. short upright ears, long triangular nose or snout; eyes, teeth, nose and crown of head overlaid with sheet metal. Wood is unpainted.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.23
- Medium and Support
- wood, sheet metal
- relevance
- rank 23.51044
- Primary Keywords
- head
- hyena
- metal
- rod puppet
- theatre
- wood (sculpture by material)
- Title
- Ram Rod Puppet Head (Bakòrò, Sogokun)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali
- 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.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.22
- Medium and Support
- wood, sheet metal, glass and cloth
- relevance
- rank 23.51044
- Primary Keywords
- head
- metal
- ram
- rod puppet
- theatre
- wood (sculpture by material)