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Malinke / Marka - Puppet Figure



Malinke / Marka

 
Malinke / Marka - Puppet Figure
Height: 25 3/4 inches
Spotted brown-black patina, very narrow, long-drawn-out face, dominated by the long nose with swept
end, mouth with metal teething (to a large extent broken out). The face pointedly approaches a
high hair-style. With ornamental art and metal plaques. Installed on a base.
Literature: K.F. Schaedler, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, Munchen 1994, ABB.273
AA438
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