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Dance Headdress (Ci-wara)

Bamana

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Caption

Bamana. Dance Headdress (Ci-wara), late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, metal, 16 3/4 x 2 7/8 x 4 5/8 in. (42.5 x 7.3 x 11.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Abbott A. Lippman, 87.217.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Bamana

Title

Dance Headdress (Ci-wara)

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Mali

Medium

Wood, metal

Classification

Masks

Dimensions

16 3/4 x 2 7/8 x 4 5/8 in. (42.5 x 7.3 x 11.7 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Abbott A. Lippman

Accession Number

87.217.2

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Artists and makers

Bamana

61 works in the collection