BOZO, Mali, MOPTI region. Top of a puppet featuring a Janus - Lot 107

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BOZO, Mali, MOPTI region. Top of a puppet featuring a Janus - Lot 107
BOZO, Mali, MOPTI region. Top of a puppet featuring a Janus head with a shell-shaped chest, a leontocephalic headdress and the center of the forehead decorated with linear scarification. These puppets were used during ceremonies intended to honor the Niger River, ensure clan cohesion and obtain abundant fishing. Second half of the 20th century Wood, used patina, white cotton H. 118cm.
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