Unidentified

Marionette of Faro, the Spirit of Water

n.d.

Category
Culture
Bozo Peoples
Place Made
Mali
Materials
Wood, metal, printed and dyed cloth, fiber
Measurements
42 x 34 x 6 in (106.68 x 86.36 x 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. P. Roussel Norman
Accession #
81.425
Description

Standing female figure holding two smaller figures from her extended arms. She wears long blue fabric dress with breasts exposed. Smaller figures wearing brightly colored print dresses. Skin of all figures painted red with metal Repoussi banding attached on face and neck. All three figures have long black straight hair.