Cimier de danse "chiwara" / "tjiwara" / "ci-wara" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3052400
Prix d'appel
2 000 €
Prix d'Estimation
4 000 €
Provenance
Emil Storrer, Zurich, SwitzerlandZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 21 March 2015, lot 119
Taille
H: 32 cm
L: 45 cm
H: 12.6 inch
L: 17.7 inch
Description
wood, metal sheet, rep.
Traditionally, headdresses called “tyi wara koun” represented the mythical antelope, who taught man agriculture. His spirit was resurrected during planting and harvest to ensure the fertility of the crops.
Littérature comparée
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 228, ill. 221
Publications
AHDRC: 0123863

