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Ci Wara Headdress

1990.10.0014

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Artifact Identification Ci Wara Headdress   (1990.10.0014)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Personal Symbols
    3. :
  3. Belief Symbols
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 19th – 20th century
Culture Bambara, Bamana
Location On Exhibitin the Africa exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 49.7 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 19.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 6.9 cm
Weight 694 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plant--Wood, Pigment--Stain
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Incising, Staining, Piercing

Research Remarks

Description Under Review
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Ezra, Kate. [Title].
Sieber, Roy. African Art in the Cycle of Life. Smithsonian Inst. Press, 1987.

Vogel, Susan. For Spirits and Kings. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1981.

Zahan, Dominique. The Bambara. The Netherlands, 1974.
______. Antilopes du Soleil.

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Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Drs. Albert V. and Marguerite Carozzi
Reproduction no

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