Cimier de danse antilope "tjiwara" ·  Mali, Bamana · ID: 3042588

Description

wood, brown patina, vertical (male) type with grooved horns, body and head partly stud with punched copper sheet, mane and pierced septum provided with red fibre tassels, handwritten collection number “041131” at the base, min. dam., small missing parts, base.
This “tjiwara” is strongly influenced by Marka workshops, as could be seen by the typical metal applications and the elongated facial proportions.