Auction 106
Zemanek-Münster
Dance crest “chiwara” / “tjiwara” / “ci-wara”, before 1918, Mali, Bamana, Size: H: 44 cm 48 cm (with basketry cap) (H: 17.3 inch 18.9 inch (with basketry cap)), ID: 3052802
Dance crest “chiwara” / “tjiwara” / “ci-wara”, before 1918, Mali, Bamana, Size: H: 44 cm 48 cm (with basketry cap) (H: 17.3 inch 18.9 inch (with basketry cap)), ID: 3052802 - 2/6 Dance crest “chiwara” / “tjiwara” / “ci-wara”, before 1918, Mali, Bamana, Size: H: 44 cm 48 cm (with basketry cap) (H: 17.3 inch 18.9 inch (with basketry cap)), ID: 3052802 - 3/6 Dance crest “chiwara” / “tjiwara” / “ci-wara”, before 1918, Mali, Bamana, Size: H: 44 cm 48 cm (with basketry cap) (H: 17.3 inch 18.9 inch (with basketry cap)), ID: 3052802 - 4/6 Dance crest “chiwara” / “tjiwara” / “ci-wara”, before 1918, Mali, Bamana, Size: H: 44 cm 48 cm (with basketry cap) (H: 17.3 inch 18.9 inch (with basketry cap)), ID: 3052802 - 5/6 Dance crest “chiwara” / “tjiwara” / “ci-wara”, before 1918, Mali, Bamana, Size: H: 44 cm 48 cm (with basketry cap) (H: 17.3 inch 18.9 inch (with basketry cap)), ID: 3052802 - 6/6
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Lot 236
Auction 106

Dance crest “chiwara” / “tjiwara” / “ci-wara”, before 1918 ·  Mali, Bamana · ID: 3052802

Starting price
EUR 1,000
Estimated price
EUR 2,000
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Provenance
German Private Collection
Size
H: 44 cm
48 cm (with basketry cap)
H: 17.3 inch
18.9 inch (with basketry cap)

Description

wood, pigments, plant fibers, animal hair,

The “chi wara” mask represents a composite animal combining features of the antelope, aardvark, and pangolin. All three animals are associated with breaking open and working the earth.

The mask thus embodies the mythical culture hero “chi wara”, who taught the Bamana people how to farm. Young men once performed with male and female mask pairs in dances that praised and instructed good farmers.

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