Large Bozo Puppet Fish - Mali - Yellow 172.4 Andile Dyalvane Approx sizes: 23cmD x16cmH

Approx sizes: 23cmD x16cmH

Boxed in graphic packaging

metalwork and body adornment

these containers exude a versatile practicality

and place the figures near a piece of driftwood or under a miniature palm-like fern (such as Biophytum sensitivum) to complete the tropical look

Large Bozo Puppet Fish - Mali - Yellow 172.4 Andile Dyalvane Approx sizes: 23cmD x16cmHA large Bozo puppet fish, hand carved from wood by artisans in Mali, then painted and antiqued through a traditional underground smoking process. These river sculptures are miniature renditions of the Sogo Bo masquerade puppets used in ceremony. The masquerades are run by the young men's association once the harvest is in, the puppets brought out in competitions to find the best performers. The Bozo are known as "masters of the river", their culture