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.