Bambara Female Antelope Headdress, Tji wara

Bambara Female Antelope Headdress, Tji wara, Mali, with diagonal legs below an elongated body of square shape, the elongated head with long pierced nose, the tall pointed horns pointing up, the long e

West Africa, Mali, Bambara Chi-wara / Tji-wara antelope carved wood with brass stud eyes headpiece / headdress on metal stand. 41.5" H x 14" W x 2" D.

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

A Finely carved vintage example of a Tji-wara or Chiwara with elaborate stylized form including an ancestral head, incised linear designs and well handled surface. Bambara / Bamana peoples, Mali, West

Pair of Bambara Antelope blackened wood headdress, (Chi Wara). One male, one female, . Dimensions (overall): male 45"h, female 36"h. Ex Crocker Art Museum

Bambara Chi Wara Carved Wood Antelope Tribal Headdress from the Bambara Tribe of Mali depicting the female and baby on back having leather and hair embellishments on horns and brass detailing mounted

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

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

wood, Just like the "tjiwara" society, the "sogi ni kun" is an association of juveniles ("ton"). The mask dancers appear at working competitions which take place in the villages or on the fields. H: 4

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

20th century, carved wooden antelope sculptures with applied pierced beaded decoration. This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday, October 3 (Lots 1-948) 41.5 x 3 x 8 in. (one slightly smaller) From th

Mali Bambara Chi Wara Antelope Headdress. 31 inches H.

African Carved Ritual Headdress (Chi Wara) Antelope Headdress, Bambara Tribe, Mali. Size: 21 x 3 x 9 in.

Chi wara, a mytical cultural hero, wooden headdress in the form of antelopes, 58"h x 4.25"w x 14"d

Chi wara, a mytical culturel hero, the wooden and fiber made Chi wara headdresses in the form of antelopes, 58"h x 9"w x 9"d with fiber

Title: A female Ci wara (Bamana) antelope headdress Maker: unknown Origin: Mali Date/Period: mid 20th century Materials: wood Size: 91 cm Description: A female Ci wara (Bamana) antelope headdress, Sé

Bambara Chi Wara Carved Wood Antelope Tribal Headdress from the Bambara Tribe of Mali with leather and hair embellishments on horns and brass detailing mounted on wood base; used condition, measures 4

A Bambara carved wood chi'wara "antelope" headdress, Mali. Carved in openwork with its young on its back, dark surface. H: 33 1/2 in. PROVENANCE: Private collection, New York City Thence by descent to

Two West African Carved Wood Chi-Wara Antelope Headdresses of the Bambara People each now on a cloth-wrapped presentation base, the larger of the Bougouni region of Mali, h. 48", w. 15", d. 5-1/2", th

A Fine carved wooden double Chiwara headdress sculpture in the Sikasso region style. Representing the mythical antelope, Tji wara who will bless the crops with fertility and a bountiful harvest. Baman

Ritual headdress carved from wood in the first half of the 20th century. Carved in the shape of an antelope with a cub and represents the feminine principle. Used by the Bambara ethnic group in Mali.

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

Two Ci Wara in the style of the Bambara tribe, one large, carved wood and pigments, with human face, affixed to basket helmet. One smaller, with no basket. Large one has had original antlers broken of