Detail View: The AMICA Library: Headdress (Chiwara Kunw)
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AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1965.6
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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African; North African; Sahelese; Mali; Bamana
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Africa, Mali//Africa, Sudanic Africa, Mali (SL) Africa,Sudanic Africa,Mali
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Bamana
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Title:
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Headdress (Chiwara Kunw)
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Title Type:
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preferred
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View:
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full view
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Creation Date:
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Mid-19th/early 20th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1850
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Creation End Date:
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1925
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Materials and Techniques:
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Wood, brass tacks, metal, quills
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Subject Description:
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Male antelope headdress with open work mane, long upward-projecting tail, and tall horns. Incised dot-motif on mane. Spiral incising on horns. Brass tacks on face. Cowrie shell with string around neck.
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Creation Place:
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Africa,Sudanic Africa,Mali,Ségou (region),Ségou
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Dimensions:
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H: 38 3/4 in. (98.4cm.); L: 16 1/8 in. (40.9 cm); W: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1965.6
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Ada Turnbull Hertle Endowment
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.E33782.TIF
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