Sogow konkoro kun puppet - Bambara - Mali

this kind of animal puppet here a redunca antelope from the Ségou region participates in the Sogobo dance theater; every year they participate in the meeting of fishermen of the Niger River who in their very colorful and lively festivals retrace past epics which maintain the tradition
Basically it is the Bozo who are at the origin of these festivals but nowadays they are grouped under the Bambaras;
multi-colored with large horns and enhanced with small animal symbols such as the tyi wara and the hyena between the horns as well as the bird at the top of the sculpture, it takes up through its bestier the entire tradition of the mythical stories of the creation of the world wild of the African bush
in soft wood this sculpted head is brandished on a mast covered with a fabric still present is part of a set which occurs on the occasion of the release of SOGOW
item from a beautiful private collection in good general condition, rare for sale
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