Antelope dance crest "sogi ni kun" oder "tjiwara" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3046816
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Provenance
Marshall Ward Mount, Jersey City/ New York City, USAJames Willis, San Francisco, USA
Size
H: 39 cm
H: 15.4 inch
Description
wood, sacrificial patina, base
This “tjiwara” features sacrificial residues, pointing to its traditional use in the ritual ceremonies of the “tjiwara” society.
“Tjiwaras” are ritual objects used by the Bamana people to honor the spirit of the roan antelope, believed by the Bamana to have introduced cultivation to their ancestors.
The object Antelope dance crest “sogi ni kun” oder “tjiwara” with the object ID 3046816 was last part of the auction Voyage Tribal Art - Live Online Auction at May 23, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 117.
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