Creation Date:
20th century Earliest:1900 Latest:1999
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Creation Place/Original Location: Bamako
region (Mali)
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Style/Period/ Group/Movement
Indexing Term: Bamana
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Measurements
Dimensions Description: 55.2 cm and
59.1 cm (heights) (21 3/4 and 23 1/4 inches)
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Dimensions Extent: first headdress
Value: 55.2 Unit: cm Type:
height Dimensions Extent: second headdress
Value: 59.1 Unit: cm Type:
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Materials and Techniques
Description: wood, iron, and plant
fiber
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Material Names:
wood
iron
plant
fiber
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Subject Matter
Indexing terms:
religion/mythology
animals
apparel
antelopes
Chi
Wara (Bamana iconography)
status
ceremonial
objects
dance
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Descriptive Note
Text: Pair of headdresses (chi wara)
in the shape of antelope. The Bamana people believe
that a mythical farming antelope named Chi Wara taught
their ancestors to farm successfully. To imitate the
Chi Wara's hoeing the earth with his long horns, the
dancers butt their heads up and down and scratch the
earth with long sticks.
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Citation: National Museum of African
Art online Page: accessed 10 March 2005
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Current Location
Repository Name/Geographic Location:
National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
(Washington, DC, United States)
Repository Number:
unavailable
