File:4981 7 rider Marionette, Marka people, Mali (3469424053).jpg
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Held after the harvest each year the marionette ceremonies among the Marka people are run by the young people who in Africa must always obey and respect their elders. During this festival the young have the opportunity to express through pantomime their views of what needs to change in the community, the directions they believe the community should take and if necessary to satirise the elders and demonstrate the errors they see from the past year. They have many puppet characters which perform on a mobile stage wandering among the crowd during the ceremonies. In this way everyone has a voice. Democracy? I don't know the story behind it but I think it relates to the Chi Warra story about the speed and strength of the antelope. These pieces are often carved and constructed by the people who dance with them hence the naive style of the carving. Occasionally the village carvers will help. This piece last performed Near Segou, Mali in the harvest ceremony of 1999. It measures 23 x 63cm
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Ann Porteus Sidewalk Tribal Gallery 19-21 Castray Esplanade, Battery Point 7004 Hobart Tasmania Australia ann@sidewalkgallery.com.au sidewalktribal.com t: 613 6224 0331
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| Author | Ann Porteus from Tasmania, Australia |
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