Yaya Coulibaly

Malian puppet designer, puppeteer and storyteller
Person human Q3572027
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Yaya Coulibaly

Summary

Yaya Coulibaly is a human[1]. His place of birth was Koula[2]. He was born on April 26, 1959[3]. He worked as a puppeteer[4], puppet maker[5], puppet designer[6], and musician[7].

Key Facts

  • Yaya Coulibaly's place of birth was Koula[2].
  • Born in Koulikoro Cercle[8], Yaya Coulibaly…
  • Yaya Coulibaly was born on April 26, 1959[3].
  • Yaya Coulibaly held citizenship in Mali[9].
  • Bambara was Yaya Coulibaly's native language[10].
  • Yaya Coulibaly is identified as part of the Bambara ethnic group[11].
  • Yaya Coulibaly worked as a puppeteer[4].
  • Yaya Coulibaly worked as a puppet maker[5].
  • Yaya Coulibaly's professions included puppet designer[6].
  • Yaya Coulibaly's professions included musician[7].
  • Yaya Coulibaly's field of work was puppeteer[12].
  • Yaya Coulibaly's field of work was puppetry company[13].
  • Yaya Coulibaly's field of work was puppetry[14].
  • Yaya Coulibaly's field of work was music[15].
  • Yaya Coulibaly's field of work was storytelling[16].
  • Yaya Coulibaly was educated at Institut National des Arts, Bamako[17].
  • Yaya Coulibaly's education included a stint at National School for Higher Education in Puppetry Arts[18].
  • Yaya Coulibaly is recorded as male[19].
  • Yaya Coulibaly's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Yaya Coulibaly's family name is recorded as Coulibaly[21].
  • Yaya Coulibaly's given name is recorded as Yaya[22].
  • Yaya Coulibaly's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[23].
  • Yaya Coulibaly's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Bambara[24].
  • Yaya Coulibaly's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Koula[2], a commune of Mali[26], in Mali[27] and Koulikoro Cercle[8], a cercle of Mali[28], in Mali[29]. Yaya Coulibaly was born on April 26, 1959[3]. He is identified as part of the Bambara ethnic group[11]. Bambara was his native language[10].

Education

Educated at Institut National des Arts, Bamako[17], an art academy[30], in Mali[31], founded in 1933[32] and National School for Higher Education in Puppetry Arts[18], an academic institution[33], in France[34], founded in 1987[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include puppeteer[4], puppet maker[5], puppet designer[6], and musician[7]. Fields of work include puppeteer[12], a profession[36]; puppetry company[13]; puppetry[14], a theatrical genre[37]; music[15], a type of arts[38]; and storytelling[16], a storytelling[39].

FAQs

Where was Yaya Coulibaly born?

Yaya Coulibaly was born in Koula[2].

What did Yaya Coulibaly do for work?

Yaya Coulibaly worked as puppeteer[4], puppet maker[5], puppet designer[6], and musician[7].

Where did Yaya Coulibaly go to school?

Yaya Coulibaly was educated at Institut National des Arts, Bamako[17] and National School for Higher Education in Puppetry Arts[18].

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  7. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Coulibaly
    Occupation → puppeteer, puppet maker, puppet designer +1
    Native language → Bambara
    Field of work → puppeteer, puppetry company, puppetry +2
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