Old Bamana Chiwara Antelope Headdress

A Finely carved wooden headdress featuring the image of the mythical antelope Chiwara attached to basketry cap. The headdress shows plenty of handling and wear suggesting actual field use as a dance c

A Fine Bamana Chiwara Mythical Antelope Headdress. Bamana / Bambara peoples, Mali, Africa.This headdress sculpture was carved from a single piece of wood to honor that original mythical being. Under C

A very fine and elegant old Chiwara Antelope headdress from the Bamana peoples, of Mali, West Africa.The Antelope was once attached to a basketry cap and worn atop the head during Agricultural festiva

A very old and abstract Chiwara headdress sculpture from the Bamana ( Bambara ) peoples of Mali, West Africa. This figure measures 21.5 inches tall.Among the Bamana, oral traditions credit a mythical

A carved wooden headdress sculpture of the mythical antelope Chiwara, worn during agricultural dances to ensure a bountiful harvest season. Bamana Peoples, Mali, Africa. Custom mounted.

A Highly Styled antique example of a Chiwara or Mythical Antelope headdress with metal embellishment. Bamana peoples, Mali, Africa. Provenance: Ex Guy Lloyd Collection, Texas, USA. The sculpture measu

Early Chiwara Dance Antelope Headdress From the Bambara, (Bamana) people of south Saharan Mali, an early Chiwara headpiece of antelope form, used for their agricultural success and appreciation dance.

Old and fantastic Bamana headdress from Mali, West Africa. A carved wooden image of the Chameleon and Antelope,the mystical Chiwara worn during harvest ceremonies. Openwork form with incised designs.

An elegant carved wooden zoomorphic effigy of a mystical antelope attached to a basketry headdress adorned with cowrie shells and textiles. Bamana peoples, mali, West Africa. The headdress measures 21

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

A carved wooden zoomorphic effigy of a highly stylized antelope with other animal forms such as the Pangolin mixed in. Bambara / Bamana peoples, Mali, Africa. Well handled and weathered, mid to late 2

This is a smaller, fairly well weathered example of the Chiwara headdress from the Bamana / Bambara peoples of Mali,West Africa. This Antelope was carved in the "horizontal" fashion and appears to hav

Tall carved wooden headdress in the form of a stylized Antelope. From the Bambara / Bamana peoples of Mali, West Africa. This sculpture is actually a headdress worn atop the head on a basket and dance

A very interesting carved wooden headdress sculpture from the Bamana or Bambara peoples of Mali, West Africa. A serene and simple carved wooden Chiwara with an almost modern aesthetic. The sculpture m

A very fine wooden antelope headdress sculpture with openwork design and adorned with decorated metal work and red textiles. Such sculptures are attached to baskets and worn during agricultural festiv

A Carved wooden sculpture of a stylized antelope,that was traditionally worn atop the head on a basketry cap. Danced in agricultural festivals and other ceremonial events. Bamana / Bambara peoples, Ma

A carved wooden headdress sculpture of the mythical antelope Chiwara, worn during agricultural dances to ensure a bountiful harvest season. Bamana Peoples, Mali, Africa. The Headdress measures 22 x 11

A carved wooden headdress sculpture of the Mythical antelope Chiwara. Worn atop a basketry cap, the stylized horizontal dance finial has classic form and style, and a well handled and weathered surfac

A tall an elegant carved wooden sculpture of the mythical antelope "Chiwara" which was worn atop a basketry headdress and danced during agricultural festivals. Bamana / Bambara peoples, Mali, Africa.

Pair of African Bamana Chiwara Antelope Headdresses. This male and female pair stands 46 and 44 inches tall, with real hair tassels cascading from the tips of their horns. These objects are well-known

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

Group of six African wooden masks and sculptural figures. Includes one Bambara (Bamana) Chiwara antelope headdress; two masks with polychrome decoration; two wood figures with carved details including

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