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Bamana. <em>Dance Headdress (Ci-wara)</em>, 20th century. Wood, 13 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 4 in. (33.7 x 8.9 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Ruth Lippman, 1993.178.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1993.178.3.jpg)
Bamana. Dance Headdress (Ci-wara), 20th century. Wood, 13 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 4 in. (33.7 x 8.9 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Ruth Lippman, 1993.178.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1993.178.3.jpg)
Bamana. <em>Dance Headdress (Ci-wara)</em>, 20th century. Wood, 13 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 4 in. (33.7 x 8.9 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Ruth Lippman, 1993.178.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1993.178.3.jpg)

Bamana. Dance Headdress (Ci-wara), 20th century. Wood, 13 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 4 in. (33.7 x 8.9 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Ruth Lippman, 1993.178.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1993.178.3.jpg)

Bamana. <em>Dance Headdress (Ci-wara)</em>, 20th century. Wood, 13 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 4 in. (33.7 x 8.9 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Ruth Lippman, 1993.178.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1993.178.3_profile.jpg)

Bamana. Dance Headdress (Ci-wara), 20th century. Wood, 13 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 4 in. (33.7 x 8.9 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Ruth Lippman, 1993.178.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1993.178.3_profile.jpg)

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Dance Headdress (Ci-wara)

Arts of Africa

CULTURE Bamana
MEDIUM Wood
  • Place Made: Mali
    • DATES 20th century
    DIMENSIONS 13 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 4 in. (33.7 x 8.9 x 10.2 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
    ACCESSION NUMBER 1993.178.3
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Ruth Lippman
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Bamana. Dance Headdress (Ci-wara), 20th century. Wood, 13 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 4 in. (33.7 x 8.9 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Ruth Lippman, 1993.178.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1993.178.3.jpg)
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    Bamana. <em>Dance Headdress (Ci-wara)</em>, 20th century. Wood, 13 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 4 in. (33.7 x 8.9 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Ruth Lippman, 1993.178.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1993.178.3.jpg)

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