Early 20th C. African Bamana Wood Painted Puppet Head
**Originally Listed At $125**
Western Africa, Mali, Bamana culture, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An amusing, hand-carved wooden puppet head from the Bamana people of Western Africa. It has a slender, tubular handle with two lateral perforations and one on the base, and presents a large head with exaggerated features such as cupped ears, an aquiline nose, a narrow facial profile, a wide mouth, and silver-painted eyes. The entire puppet head is painted in a bright-yellow hue save for the domed head and bottom of the handle. A wonderful example! Size: 8.5" H (21.6 cm).
Provenance: ex-Adeon Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA acquired prior to 1970
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#130703
Condition Report: Age-commensurate surface wear, fading, chipping, and discoloration to surface pigmentation, with losses to backs of both ears, otherwise very good.
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**Originally Listed At $125**
Western Africa, Mali, Bamana culture, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An amusing, hand-carved wooden puppet head from the Bamana people of Western Africa. It has a slender, tubular handle with two lateral perforations and one on the base, and presents a large head with exaggerated features such as cupped ears, an aquiline nose, a narrow facial profile, a wide mouth, and silver-painted eyes. The entire puppet head is painted in a bright-yellow hue save for the domed head and bottom of the handle. A wonderful example! Size: 8.5" H (21.6 cm).
Provenance: ex-Adeon Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA acquired prior to 1970
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#130703
Condition Report: Age-commensurate surface wear, fading, chipping, and discoloration to surface pigmentation, with losses to backs of both ears, otherwise very good.
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