Dance Headdress (Ci-wara)

Bamana

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Caption

Bamana. Dance Headdress (Ci-wara), late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, 17 1/2 x 6 x 7 3/4 in. (44.5 x 15.3 x 19.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.36. (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: Bougouni District, Mali

Medium

Wood

Classification

Masks

Dimensions

17 1/2 x 6 x 7 3/4 in. (44.5 x 15.3 x 19.7 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos

Accession Number

56.6.36

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