Rare male and female puppets, that are connected by the hands with string. Wood, shiny dark brown patina. The eyes are made out of white beads. Strips of cloth have been wrapped around the upper arms and upper legs. Wood, shiny dark brown patina. The eyes are made out of white beads. Strips of cloth have been bound around the upper arms and upper legs. There is a hole in the chest of the puppets, this is for longer string/rope so that the figures can dance along it. The puppets are used at Nyamwezi dance competitions occuring at the end of the harvest season between June and September. They are part of a large spectacle when two dance societies, the Bagika and Bagalu compete against each to obtain the attention of the spectators. Ref– “Isn´t s/he a doll?” – Cameron - 1996 -Page 14 “Tanzania” – Jahn - 1994 - Page 224 Arts d'Afrique Noire, arts premiers 91 - page 17