20th C. African Bamana Wood Chi Wara Dance Crest

Originally offered at $650... West Africa, Mali, Bamana (also Bambara or Banmana), ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a Chiwara (also Tji Wara), a ritual mask used by the Bamana people

A Bamana Wood Chiwara (Antelope)West Africa, MaliAfrican, 20th Century Height 34 inches (86.36 cm). Provenance: Property from the Estate of Shirley Hughes, Barrington, Illinois.

Tall antelope-shaped dance crest (chiwara), Bamana, Mali, mid-20th Century, with a cap to wear atop head and a hood of hemp tresses to hide the identity of the wearer, 50"l x 7"w x 15"d. Provenance: S

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

**Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, Mali, Bamana (also Bambara), ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A fantastic example of a Chiwara - also Chi Wara, Ci Wara - headdress depicting a tall antelope

West Africa, Mali, Bamana (also Bambara), ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large and magnificent male Chi Wara (Ci Wara) mask, so skillfully and extensively carved with an intricate composition and

AFRICAN, BAMANA PEOPLES, SEGOU REGION, MALI CARVED WOOD CAP HEADDRESS IN ANTELOPE FORM (CHI WARA) H 16.5", W 7", L 34.5" Enlarged head and horns. Early/Mid 20th c.. Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, B

**First Time At Auction** Western Africa, central Mali, Bambara people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a chiwara, a ritual mask used by the Bambara people in dances and ritua

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

Tji Wara Antelope Headdress (Chi Wara) mid 20th Century, intricately carved with geometric design wood antelope mask dance headdress with leather and feather finials on horns, 35" inches high. Provena

Bamana Chiwara Horizontal Antelope Headdress, in carved wood with wool, cowrie shell and glass bead decoration, 20th c., on modern base, 22" x 26 1/2" x 4". Good condition.

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

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

Group of Four African Carved Wood Items, 20th c., Chiwara, Mali, consisting of a harvest ceremonial headdress, of antelope form, with a basket hat and human hair and cowrie shell decoration; a headdre

Smaller vertical dance crest of an antelope mother and child form (chi-wara), 20th Century, this example showing no use, repaired at neck and on horn, 33.5"h x 10"w x 2"d

Bambara Chi Wara Headdress, Bambara People, Mali, West Africa, 20th C. Carved Wood. Based. Size: 35.75"H x 9.5"W x 4"D (91 x 24 x 10 cm).PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are located in CHICAGO for previ

Bamana People, Mali, Chi Wara antelope dance crest, wood and metal. 36''

African Mali Bamana Bambara Chi Wara Segu Crest carved wood and beads, depicting a male and female figure sitting atop an antelope on a oval plinth with holes for attaching to the head.

West African Chi-Wara dance crest, depicting a vertical antelope head, from the Segou area, Mali, Bamana people, signs of age and use, 25"h

Group of Six Carved Wooden African Figures, 20th c., consisting of an antelope figure with hair, Chiwara, Mali; a carved wood and metal guardian figure, Nbulu-Ngulu, Gabon; a female ancestor figure; a

20th Century carved Burkina Faso African face mask. Features high crest design, adorned with antelope head and geometric pattern of rust red, cream and black. Head is surrounded by a fringe of fibers.

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

This African Tribal Chi Wara Mali Dance Headdress, mounted on a metal base, embodies the rich cultural heritage of the Bamana people of Mali. Carved from wood, it depicts the graceful form of the Chi