2 African Bambara Bamana headdress Chiwara Antelope Carved Wood Mali tribal art

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2 African Bambara Bamana headdress Chiwara Antelope Carved Wood Mali tribal art:
$1250.00

Lot of 2 Tribal African Antelope Wood Bambara Headdress “Chiwara”. A Chiwara is a ritual object representing an antelope, used by the Bambara ethnic group in Mali. The Chiwara initiation society uses Chiwara masks, as well as dances and rituals associated primarily with agriculture, to teach young Bamana men social values as well as agricultural techniques. These pieces show slight signs of wear, a few of the original strings / shells are missing and one of the horns has broken and been re-glued. See photos for condition as these would make an incredible addition to any collection. The Large piece is 33\" tall x 15\" wide and the smaller piece is 31\" tall x 12\" wide. Will ship professionally packed and fully insured by FedEx.