Ciwara (Tyi Wara) Headdress
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1 Jul 1997
label: Collection Date
content: 1970
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Pascal J. Imperato
label: Collector
content: Mrs. Pascal J. Imperato
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Pascal J. Imperato
notes: label: Notes
content: MADE IN 1970 BY SIRIMAN FANE (OF KOKE, MARKALA, SEGOU). CIWARA ANTELOPE HEADDRESS. FEMALE FIGURE WITH BABY ON BACK. BLACK WITH SURFACE DECORATIONS. UNUSUAL STYLE WITH ANIMAL HEAD IN FRONT OF BODY, ILLUSTRATED IN "ANTILOPES DU SOLEIL" BY DOMINIQUE ZAHAN, 11980, PLANCHE 28. SCULPTED FROM FICUS GNAPHALOCARPA (TORO) WOOD. CIWARA REPRESENTS THE MYTHICAL ANTELOPE WHO TAUGHT THE BAMANA TO FARM.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 8 Oct 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Koke, Markala, Segou, Mali, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Bamana (Bambara)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 416125
label: USNM Number
content: E428439-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Headdress
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 39 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 25 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 5 cm