Detail View: The AMICA Library: Female Antelope Headdress (chi wara)
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1965.325
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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Bamana
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Africa, Mali, Bamana, Bamako area, 20th Century
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Title:
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Female Antelope Headdress (chi wara)
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1920s
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Creation Start Date:
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1920
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Creation End Date:
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1929
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Materials and Techniques:
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wood, beads, metal, and shells
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Creation Place:
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Africa, Mali,Bamako
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 44.5cm x 66cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1965.325
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Mrs. Ralph M. Coe in memory of Ralph M. Coe
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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J. J. Klejman, NY (1954)
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Context:
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In both imagery and performance, this headdress and 1963.307 (in case to the left) embody the themes of agriculture, hard work, virtue, and cooperation between the sexes. They depict the mythic 'farming beast' (part-human, part-antelope, part-anteater) who taught agriculture to the Bamana people and who epitomizes the ideal farmer's qualities.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1965.325.tif
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