Chi Wara Headdress, Female

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Initial Donor Information

Initial Donor Information

Name/Title

Chi Wara Headdress, Female

Entry/Object ID

2011.C-D.118

Description

Tall wood sculpture of an antelope-like female figure with long vertical horns and baby on back.

Use

Ritual Dance

Collection

Jonathan A. Campbell & Tanya G. Dowdey African Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Bamana People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1950

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Mali

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Mali

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Bamana People
Mandé ethnic group

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Headdresses

Legacy Lexicon

Class

Ritual

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Height

44 in

Width

11 in

Depth

3 in

Material

Wood, Plant Fiber, Metal