Colorful Sogo Bï¿½ Puppets of Mali

Name: Colorful Sogo Bï¿½ Puppets of Mali
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ISBN: 9780764340659

ISBN-10: 0764340654

ISBN-13: 9780764340659

Edition: 2012

Authors: Mary Sue Rosen, Paul Peter Rosen

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Presenting more than 100 traditional, colorful puppets and masks used in Malian puppet theater, this book documents a collection that has been widely exhibited. One of the largest published surveys of Malian Bamana and Bozo puppet theater, it includes numerous pictures of puppets and masks in performance as well as detailed information on their size and construction. The text offers a historical overview of puppetry, focused on Africa, and a description of the cultural tradition that gave rise to and sustains Malian Sogo Bò puppet theatre, a community-based, multi-media spectacle. This is an excellent reference for anyone interested in puppetry, performance theater, masquerade, African…

Book details

List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Limited
Publication date: 6/7/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 9.25" tall
Weight: 2.904
Language: English

Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen have collaborated for many years on collecting African art in Africa and in the United States, exhibiting portions of their extensive collection, and writing catalogs to accompany the exhibitions.