WWII Soldier Puppet
date: label: Accession Date
content: 26 Apr 2010
label: Collection Date
content: 1992
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Mary Jo Arnoldi
label: Donor Name
content: Craig Subler
notes: label: Notes
content: Marionette of a World War II Malian soldier by Yaya Coulibaly. Purchased by Mary Jo Arnoldi from the artist in Bamako, Mali in 1992. The marionette was in an exhibition in the Yanga Gallery, at the Trois Caiman Club in Bamako in 1992. A copy of the exhibition brochure is included in the accession file. Yaya Coulibaly's short essay in the exhibition brochure explains the theme of his exhibit: a celebration of the Tirailleurs Senegalais who were French West African soldiers fighting for France in World War I and World War II. The puppet's hat, head and body are carved from wood, stained brown. It is dressed in a brown long sleeved shirt tucked into elastic-waisted brown pants. White tennis shoes with laces wrapped around the bottom pant legs. Eyes made from sheet metal, nailed through the center of the pupil. The puppet guide is a T-shaped wooden piece, stapled together at the cross of the T. Holes are drilled through it, and monofiliment is strung through these holes, and through holes in the hands, legs, and hat of the puppet.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 19 Oct 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Bamako, Mali, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Malian
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2052681
label: USNM Number
content: E432872-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Puppet
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 62.2 cm
label: Width
content: 23 cm
label: Height
content: 15 cm