Bamana

Female Antelope Headdress (Tyiwara)

Bamana, 1866-1932

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Bamana

Female Antelope Headdress (Tyiwara)

Bamana

Female Antelope Headdress (Tyiwara)

Bamana, 1866-1932

Physical Qualities Wood, basketry, wood fiber, rope, string, beads, metal, 32 11/16 in. (83 cm.)

Credit Line Gift of Bernice Barth, Los Angeles

Object Number 1997.226

Female Antelope headdress (Chi Wara) with baby antelope on back; both mother and baby have a string of beads; wooden base attached to basket covered with black fiber; oval ears on mother and baby.

Culture

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2000–2000

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