Glove puppet
Glove puppet "chicken", 1980 - 1989
About the object
The stick puppet represents a chicken. The figure appears at the New Year festival, the traditional harvest festival of the Bamana. The following song may accompany the performance: "Berembe-re ni farima na daiele beta iawaria" = (name of the rooster) – come, open the door, I want to go to the village.