Marionette
Unidentified maker (Mali)
mid-20th century
Wood, paint, fabric, thread, and cord
Overall: 24 × 14 × 3 1/2 in. (61 × 35.6 × 8.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Gregory Slayton, Class of 1981
2006.66.2
Geography
Place Made: Mali, Western Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Recreational Artifacts
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Collected in Mali by the donor, early 1980's; Gregory Slayton, Vienna, Virginia; given to present collection, 2006.
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