Description: Property of Lynn University to benefit the Library Renovation Fund
BAMANA PEOPLE
REPUBLIC OF MALI
Bamena People processional marionette totem
Carved wood with aged rich patina. Male and female figures facing in opposite directions back to back forming base support from which a male head emanates. On either side, two sets of two femaile heads rise upward; each inserted into the other. Brass tack eyes and brass overlay on the indigenous red cotton fabric; hand-wrought twisted brass earrings
74.93 by 113.67 cm (29.5 by 44.75 in.)
Provenance:Gift of Arthur B. Steinman / 2004