Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3035425
Swiss Private Collection
Description
wood, brown patina, vertical (male) type, stylized body, the elegant swing of the neck repeated by the mane which is arranged in three bows, rep. (breakage at the neck and at the left horn tip), slight traces of abrasion, socle;
the “tjiwara” masquerades were performed at the beginning and ending of the agrarian cycle. The religious and social life of the Bamana people was determined by six initiation communities. Each level of initiation was represented by a special mask type. The “tijwara” headdress belongs to the fifth level. Its members had to encourage a good harvest by celebrating their masquerades.The masks used to appear in pairs male-female, symbolizing the sun and the earth and their meaning for human life.
L’objet Antelope dance crest “tjiwara” avec l’ID d’objet 3035425 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 74th tribal art auction dans 7 septembre 2013. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 51 a atteint un prix de vente de 3 000 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 2 000 €.
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Littérature comparée
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 209, ill. 187