Dance Headdress (Ci-wara)

Bamana

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Caption

Bamana. Dance Headdress (Ci-wara), 20th century. Wood, 14 3/4 x 20 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (37.5 x 51.4 x 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Merton D. Simpson to the Jennie Simpson Educational Collection of African Art, 69.133.3. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Bamana

Title

Dance Headdress (Ci-wara)

Date

20th century

Geography

Possible place made: Bamako, Mali

Medium

Wood

Classification

Masks

Dimensions

14 3/4 x 20 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (37.5 x 51.4 x 5.7 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Merton D. Simpson to the Jennie Simpson Educational Collection of African Art

Accession Number

69.133.3

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