Bidspirit auction | Antelope Figure Headdress (CHI-WARA) Mali

Antelope Figure Headdress (CHI-WARA) Mali Bamana People - A Large wood carved Bamana Antelope Headdress, CHI WARA. Provenance: Ex Harlowe-Powell Auctions. Estate of Dr. Raymond Shirley, Cincinnati, Ohio.Paired male and female antelope headdresses were worn by young Bamana initiates during the Chi Wara performance. The performance embodied ideal quantities of the champion farmers, symbolizing the union of sun, earth, and water for plants to grow.Headdress is 40” height.