Sogonikoun - Chi Wara - Bambara - Mali

Headdress - Bambara - Sogonikun - Mali - 73 cm.

Rare tywara sogonikun Bambara from the Sikasso region in Mali.
Large horns and a powerful and elegant abstract form.
Tribute to the CI Wara, hero of Bamana culture.
These sculptures were worn on the head like headdresses during annual ceremonies related to harvests and agricultural work.
These forms alluded to creatures drawn from nature such as antelopes, anteaters, or pangolins.
Fair condition. Old repairs at the base of the horns.
Private collection.