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    • Hand-carved white Bozo puppet fish from Mali on a stand
    White Bozo puppet fish — detail of the carved and painted surface
    White Bozo puppet fish — side view
    White Bozo puppet fish — head detail
    White Bozo puppet fish — another view
    Hand-carved white Bozo puppet fish from Mali on a stand
    White Bozo puppet fish — detail of the carved and painted surface
    White Bozo puppet fish — side view
    White Bozo puppet fish — head detail
    White Bozo puppet fish — another view

    Mali Bozo Puppet Fish White - 175.5

    £260.00
    BB Club Price: £234.00

    A Bozo puppet fish, hand-carved from kola wood by Bozo artisans in Mali, then painted and antiqued through a traditional underground smoking process. These river sculptures are miniature renditions of the Sogo Bo masquerade puppets used in ceremony.

    The masquerades are run by the young men's association once the harvest is in, the puppets brought out in competitions to find the best performers. The Bozo are known as "masters of the river", their culture and art centred on life along the Niger. A striking one-of-a-kind piece, each quite different from the next.

    Size: approx. 46cm W × 17cm D × 20cm H. Stand included.

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