French collection of African art "Mani" is a diminutive meaning "little person" qualifying the African puppets with human faces used by the Bambara and Markha during didactic shows. This tradition of puppet theater is common to the multi-ethnic peoples living in the inner Niger Delta, including the Bozo, particularly in the Ségou region where it is called "sogobo". Articulated arms, missing fingers on one hand. Desiccation crack. In Mali, the invention of the puppet is attributed to the bush spirits who kidnapped Toboji Centa, a Bozo fisherman. The Markha, also called Warka, live in the north of the Bambara territory and have, consequently, been influenced by them, particularly in the design of their masks. In addition to the similarities between Markha and Bambara art, they also have institutions in common. Litt.: "An art of celebration in Mali" A. Favreau. Ed. Ecole du Louvre.
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