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Janus Merekun Bambara Puppet Head- Mali
The present figure, known as Janus Merekun, is a puppet masquerade drama of the Bamana. The Sogo bò puppet theater is still widely used in the Bamana tribe and goes back to the old tradition of neighboring Bozo. This piece shows distinct stylistic traits of the Bozo and therefore can not be precisely delineated.
Made of 100% wood, dark patina.
Model is W 50 – H 11 and weight 1 kg.
Description
The present figure, known as Janus Merekun, is a puppet masquerade used in drama plays of the Bamana. The Sogo bò puppet theater is still widely used in the Bamana tribe and goes back to the old tradition of neighboring Bozo. This piece shows distinct stylistic traits of the Bozo and therefore can not be precisely delineated. The Sogo bò puppet theater of the Bamana, is an exploration of the moral universe. The largest group of masquerade characters and the oldest performed in the theater are bush animals. In Bamana communities, the bush is defined as the domain of men and the interpretation of the theater’s bush animal characters are informed by beliefs and values associated with hunting and with hunters as men of action and society’s heros. Over the last decades, at the same time that the actual area of uncultivated land has constricted and the number of hunters has diminished, the definition of the bush and the nature of the hunter/hero have been extended to other arenas of endeavor. In the Sogo bo theater, bush animal masquerades remain important precisely because they are richly drawn and complex metaphors through which to explore the nature of knowledge and power [and] the relationship of the individual to the group.
The Bambara numbering 2,500.000 million form the largest ethnic group within Mali. The triangle of the Bambara region, divided into two parts by the Niger River, constitutes the greater part of the western and southern Mali of today. The Bamana are members of the Mande culture, a large and powerful group of peoples in western Africa. Kaarta and Segou are Bamana city-states, which were established in the 17th century and continued to have political influence throughout the western Sudan states into the 19th century. At this time religious wars broke out throughout the region, setting Islamized societies against those who preferred to embrace traditional Bamana views. Ségou’s cultural heritage includes traditional musical instruments, wonderful griots, folkloric groups and the traditional masks and marionettes.
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| Weight | 1 kg |
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| Dimensions | 50 × 11 cm |
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