African Ceremonial Bozo Fish Puppet Sculpture – White with Red & Blue – 12″

In Mali larger versions of this unique fish sculpture – hand carved of local wood & of which this is a reproduction – are carried in a ceremonial procession celebrating the importance of the Niger River to their life and their culture. In the same way that harvests are celebrated so the Bozo people – whose lives are centered on the river – celebrate the fish that they recognize give them life. 11 3/4” long.