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RARE AFRICAN MALE CHIWARA ANTELOPE DANCE HEADDRESSES MASK MALI - 22”
RARE AFRICAN MALE CHIWARA ANTELOPE DANCE HEADDRESSES MASK MALI - 22”
RARE AFRICAN MALE CHIWARA ANTELOPE DANCE HEADDRESSES MASK MALI - 22”
RARE AFRICAN MALE CHIWARA ANTELOPE DANCE HEADDRESSES MASK MALI - 22”
RARE AFRICAN MALE CHIWARA ANTELOPE DANCE HEADDRESSES MASK MALI - 22”
RARE AFRICAN MALE CHIWARA ANTELOPE DANCE HEADDRESSES MASK MALI - 22”
RARE AFRICAN MALE CHIWARA ANTELOPE DANCE HEADDRESSES MASK MALI - 22”
RARE AFRICAN MALE CHIWARA ANTELOPE DANCE HEADDRESSES MASK MALI - 22”
RARE AFRICAN MALE CHIWARA ANTELOPE DANCE HEADDRESSES MASK MALI - 22”
RARE AFRICAN MALE CHIWARA ANTELOPE DANCE HEADDRESSES MASK MALI - 22”
RARE AFRICAN MALE CHIWARA ANTELOPE DANCE HEADDRESSES MASK MALI - 22”
RARE AFRICAN MALE CHIWARA ANTELOPE DANCE HEADDRESSES MASK MALI - 22”

RARE AFRICAN MALE CHIWARA ANTELOPE DANCE HEADDRESSES MASK MALI - 22”

$ 420.26

Availability: 74 in stock
  • Maker: Bambara (Mali)
  • Color: Brown
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Material: Wood
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    RARE AFRICAN MALE CHIWARA ANTELOPE DANCE HEADDRESSES MASK MALI - 22”
    African Tribal - LARGE MALE & FEMALE CHI WARA DANCE HEADDRESSES MASK MALI Chiwara tjiwara
    SUPERB LARGE 2 SHIWAR A ,BAMANA TRIBE MALE & FEMALE DANCE HEADDRESSES FROM MALI PLS CHECK PICTURES FOR CONDITION ,OVERALL A GOOD CONDITION,MORE THAN 40YEARS OLD.
    MEASURMENTS: 22.5” x 7 x 3.5
    Piece is from collectors collection, with tag description in French.
    Carved from a single piece of wood; amazing and striking sculptured piece.
    Headdresses were danced to celebrate successful farming. To appreciate the vital importance of a good harvest to the people of Mali, one has only to look at its position.... some areas are within the SAHARA DESERT, it is an arid region, and thus utterly dependent on every drop of water, - the area is quite incredible to see and witness.. BAMBARA (BAMANA, BANMANA) Mali The Bambara form the largest ethnic group within Mali. The triangle of the Bambara region, divided in two parts by the Niger River, constitutes the greater part of the western and southern Mali of today. The tji wara society members use a headdress representing, in the form of an antelope, the mythical being who taught men how to farm. The word tji means “work” and wara “animal,” thus “working animal.” There are antelopes with vertical or horizontal direction of the horns. In the past the purpose of the tji wara association was to encourage cooperation among all members of the community to ensure a good crop. In recent time, however, the Bambara concept of tji wara has become associated with the notion of good farmer, and the tji wara masqueraders are regarded as a farming beast. The Bambara sponsor farming contests where the tji wara masqueraders perform. Always performing together in a male and female pair, the coupling of the antelope masqueraders speaks of fertility and agricultural abundance. According to one interpretation, the male antelope represents the sun and the female the earth. The antelope imagery of the carved headdress was inspired by a Bambara myth that recounts the story of a mythical beast (half antelope and half human) who introduced agriculture to the Bambara people. The dance performed by the masqueraders mimes the movements of the antelope. Antelope headdress in the vertical style, found in eastern Bambara territory, have a pair of upright horns. The male antelopes are decorated with a mane consisting of rows of openwork zigzag patterns and gracefully curved horns, while the female antelope supports baby antelopes on their back and have straight horns. The dancers appeared holding two sticks in their hands, their leaps imitating the jumps of the antelopes. From the artistic point of view the tji wara are probably the finest examples of stylized African art.
    Please see photos and or ask questions. Sold as is. Some Cracks In Wood Antlers at Top.