Antelope dancecrest "tjiwara" ·  Mali, Bamana, Region of Beledougou · ID: 3032264

Description

wood, dark brown patina, leather collar, elongated head with pointed backswept horns, rep. (calotte), min. dam., traces of insect caused damage, fissures;
the “tjiwara” mask dancer wears a shaggy tunic, braided with long black fibre with cotton tassels and a cap of cotton or plant fibre weaving. Present “tjiwara” belongs to the horizontal (female) type, which can mostly be found in the Western Bamana region.

Littérature comparée

Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, p. 224 f.