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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 9501884, member: 8267&quot;]Interesting pin. It looks like it might have been inspired by puppets made by the Bamana/Bambara people of Mali. The puppets are used in performances called &quot;Sogo bo&quot; -</p><p>&quot;<i>Sogo bo, </i>the puppet masquerade drama of the Bamana, is an exploration of the moral universe.</p><p>The relationship between men and women and the problems of domestic relations in polygamous households are important concerns of many Sogo bo performances. Conflict among co-wives is a popular theme in many stories and two of the main characters are<i>Barabara</i>, the Favorite Wife, and the <i>Galomuso</i>, the Bad Wife. Like folktales and other theatrical forms, these masquerade performances throw cultural values and social relationships into high relief and open them up for public scrutiny.</p><p><a href="https://www.hamillgallery.com/BAMANA/BamanaPuppets/BamanaPuppets.html#:~:text=BAMANA%20STYLE%20PUPPETS%2C%20Mali&amp;text=Sogo%20bo%2C%20the%20puppet%20masquerade,of%20many%20Sogo%20bo%20performances" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.hamillgallery.com/BAMANA/BamanaPuppets/BamanaPuppets.html#:~:text=BAMANA%20STYLE%20PUPPETS%2C%20Mali&amp;text=Sogo%20bo%2C%20the%20puppet%20masquerade,of%20many%20Sogo%20bo%20performances" rel="nofollow">https://www.hamillgallery.com/BAMANA/BamanaPuppets/BamanaPuppets.html#:~:text=BAMANA STYLE PUPPETS, Mali&amp;text=Sogo bo, the puppet masquerade,of many Sogo bo performances</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?height=800&amp;quality=80&amp;resize_to=fit&amp;src=https%3A%2F%2Fd32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net%2FfUcHe25-UnODbuj23jRLjw%2Fnormalized.jpg&amp;width=533" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.artsy.net/artwork/bamana-traditional-sculptor-bamana-sogo-bo-female-figure" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.artsy.net/artwork/bamana-traditional-sculptor-bamana-sogo-bo-female-figure" rel="nofollow">https://www.artsy.net/artwork/bamana-traditional-sculptor-bamana-sogo-bo-female-figure</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]449352[/ATTACH] </p><p><a href="https://tribalartforum.com/products/bamana-marionettes-a-couple-of-merekoun-puppets" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://tribalartforum.com/products/bamana-marionettes-a-couple-of-merekoun-puppets" rel="nofollow">https://tribalartforum.com/products/bamana-marionettes-a-couple-of-merekoun-puppets</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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