COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1935.307
AMICA Library Year:
2003
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Nationality:
Africa, Mali, Bamana, 20th century
Creator Name-CRT:
Africa, Mali, Bamana, 20th century
Title:
Puppet Mask of a Donkey (fali)
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Detail
Creation Date:
c. 1930s
Creation Start Date:
1930
Creation End Date:
1939
Materials and Techniques:
wood and pigment
Classification Term:
Sculpture
Style or Period:
Africa, Mali, Bamana, 20th century
Dimensions:
Overall: 40.7cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1935.307
Credit Line:
James Albert Ford Memorial Fund
Provenance:
Louis Carré, Paris
Context:
The Bamana young men's association entertains and edifies the community with puppet-theatre performances that satirize anti-social behavior, praise positive actions, recount histories, and celebrate heroes. The donkey's head (fali), serves as a metaphor for a worker who toils but may also protest his subservient position with a well-placed kick!
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1935.307det01.tif
Link To Source
Puppet Mask of a Donkey (fali)
