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Chi - wara - Bambara - Bois - Mali - 49 cm.

Elegant and ancient Chi-wara Bambara female from the Segou region of Mali.
It features a hippotragine antelope carrying its calf on its back.
This type of crest was worn during rites linked to Bambara agricultural festivals.
Here one finds a refined and elongated stylization with a long neck, horns curved backward and meeting at the top. These horns are finely crenellated.
The wood is hard, the patina is light.
Good overall condition.
Personal collection.

Chi - wara - Bambara - Bois - Mali -49 cm.

Élégant et ancien tywara femelle Bambara provenant de la région de Segou au Mali.
Il figure une antilope hyppotrague qui porte son petit sur son dos.
Ce genre de cimier était porté au cours des rites liés aux fêtes agraires Bambara.
On retrouve ici une stylisation raffinée et élancée avec un long cou, des cornes recourbées vers l'arrière et se rejoignant au sommet. Ces cornes sont finement crenellèes.
Le bois est dur, la patine est claire
Bon état général. 
Collection personnelle.

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Cimier tywara - Bambara - Mali

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Cimier tywara headdress in wood from Mali, associated with the Bambara culture and from a private collection, depicting an antelope carrying its young and measuring 49 × 27 × 6 cm.

Cimier tywara - Bambara - Mali

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Cimier tywara headdress in wood from Mali, associated with the Bambara culture and from a private collection, depicting an antelope carrying its young and measuring 49 × 27 × 6 cm.

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