| African puppets |
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| Great reference books on African puppets and marionette figures |
| Museum examples |
| Puppet above is in the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY |
| The example below is not in my collection, it is for reference purposes only. |
| Dadyè kun tête de l’antilope chevaline (head of the antelope) région de Dia Mali bois peint (wood, cloth) tissu appliqué recouvert de bandes de laiton et de fer blanc hauteur 117 cm Albert Loeb Gallery, Paris |
| Dadyè kun Head of the antelope 41" long Wood, metal, cloth, pigment I believe this puppet head is from the Bozo people of Mali |
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