African Chi Wara Headdress & Standing Female Effigy

20th century. Max Ht. 34"

Measures 26"

Pair of African Bamana Chiwara Antelope Headdresses. This male and female pair stands 46 and 44 inches tall, with real hair tassels cascading from the tips of their horns. These objects are well-known

Elaborate carved wooden female Chiwara, the Mystical Antelope worn by the Bamana / bambara peoples of mali, West Africa. carved wood with ornate openwork design and classic form. measures 20 x 14 inch

A group of Three West African Style Objects. Wood. ++ Chiwara Style Female Headdress. Metal. Mid 20th century. Mali. 20 1/2" x 11 1/8". ++ Vuvi Style Mask. Pigment. Gabon. 7" x 10 3/4". ++ Gabon Style

A group of four West African objects. 20th century. ++ Benin terracotta head fragment. Benin style. Nigeria. 9." ++ Bamana chiwara headdress fragment. Bamana. Mali. ++ Lobi female figure with bowl. Lo

Bamana (Bambara) Chiwara female carved wood ceremonial headdress, Mali, late 19th/early 20th century, the cimier crest depicting an oryx antelope head before a female standing figure, decorated with a

Bamana (Bambara) Chiwara female carved wood ceremonial headdress, Mali, late 19th/early 20th century, the cimier crest depicting a rare double oryx antelope heads around a female standing figure, deco

called Chi'wara this composite headdress is made up of a woven cane cap and a four part sculpture of an antelope with a standing female figure between the horns. Held together and stabilized with home

A group of African wooden objects. ++ A wooden fragmentary figure with some loss at both legs, Nigeria, Moba. 20th century. 20"l. ++ Standing figure & Chiwara headdress, Mali, Bamana. 20th century. St

A group of west African objects including a metal head, standing figure, and Chiwara Headdress. c.20th century. A: Nigeria, Nigerian brass head, B: Ivory Coast, Libe, C: Mali, Bamana. A; 15" B: 40 1/2

West Africa, Mali, Bamana (also Bambara), Mali, ca. 1950. A finely carved female Chi Wara (Ci Wara) headdress depicting a mother and child antelope, so skillfully and extensively carved with an intric

Antelope Headdress (Chi Wara) with male and female Janus figures, Bambara People, Mali. The mask honors Chi Wara, a mythical creature who taught the Bambara to grow grain. When crops are hoed, dancers

An elegant carved wooden zoomorphic effigy of a mystical antelope attached to a basketry headdress adorned with cowrie shells and textiles. Bamana peoples, mali, West Africa. The headdress measures 21

A carved wooden zoomorphic effigy of a highly stylized antelope with other animal forms such as the Pangolin mixed in. Bambara / Bamana peoples, Mali, Africa. Well handled and weathered, mid to late 2

Mali. The headdress of antelope form, carved in openwork and adorned in beads, shells and thread to each side. Approx 79 by 18 1/4 in., 200.6 by 46.3 cm.

2 African Chiwara Headdresses. Carved wood. Size: 1) 11'' x 28'' x 4.75'' (28 x 71 x 12 cm); 2) 11'' x 31'' x 3.5'' (28 x 79 x 9 cm).

AN AFRICAN CHIWARA HEAD DRESS. 70 cm high.

A wonderfully stylized carved wooden dance crest featuring a female ancestor effigy riding on an antelope. The Carved headdress is brightly painted and shows some handling and wear, suggesting field u

Large African Bamana Chi Wara headdress, Mali, antelope form, with applied metal accents, tassels, cowrie shell and beaded trim, intact with restorations, approx 65"h, 4"w, 13.5"d, 8lbs Start Price: $

African Bambara Chiwara Headdress, Mali. Carved wood. On stand. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia; purchased 1972 from Pierre Verite, Galerie Carrefour, 141 Boul

African Bambara Chiwara Headdress, Mali. Carved wood. On base. Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia. Size: 15'' x 4.5'' x 3'' (38 x 11 x 8 cm); Height on stand: 16" (41 cm).

African Bambara Chiwara Headdress, Mali. Carved wood, beads, cowrie shells. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia;purchased 1972 from Andre Le Veel, 19, quai Malaqua

African Bambara Chiwara Headdress, Mali. Carved wood, metal, animal hair. Size: 39'' x 13'' x 4'' (99 x 33 x 10 cm). Ex. Collection William and Diane Bousquette, Purchase, New York.