Bamana Crocodile Puppet: Hand-Carved Mali Art with Painted Cloth
Large Bamana crocodile puppet, Mali, with carved wooden mouth and tail, hand painted cloth body, a/f, length 55.12 in.
Bamana Chi Wara Headdress
Chi Wara headress carved wood, metal, fibre and hair Bamana tribe, Mali, 37.80 in. high
Bamana Chi Wara Headdress
Chi Wara headress carved wood, metal, fibre and hair Bamana tribe, Mali, 40.16 in. high
Bamana Ci Wara Antelope Headdress
Ci Wara antelope headdress, carved wood, leather, fur and fibre, Bamana tribe, Southern Mali, 33.46 in. high,
Bamana Ci Wara Antelope Headdress
Ci Wara antelope headdress, carved wood, leather, fur and fibre, Bamana tribe, Southern Mali, 51.18 in. high,
Bamana Ntomo Mask from Mali
A Bamana Ntomo mask, Mali. The Bamana, also known as the Bambara people use masks for a multitude of occasions such as weddings, births, harvest seasons, and death. Banama masks are also used in masquerades for the various initiations that all male Bamana
Bamana Antelope Puppet Mask with Female Figure
Bamana Puppet/Antelope mask, painted wood, depicting antelope head with female puppet atop head (one puppet height 47.24 in., leg missing). Provenance: Estate of ray Hughes.
Bamana N'tomo Mask: Carved Wood with Incised Decoration
N'tomo mask Bamana people, Mali. Carved wood with incised decoration. Height 17.32 in.
Bamana Antelope Headdress
Tyi Wara antelope headdress. Early 20th century wooden headdress depicting a female antelope, and young. Bamana people, Mali. Height 32.28 in.
Bamana Antelope Mask with Cowrie Shells and Metal Rings
Antelope mask, Bamana, Mali, with incised geometric decoration and attached cowrie shells and metal rings, height 19.69 in.
Bamana Chiawara Headdress
Bamana headdress Chiawara. Rising from a rectangular base, a small long eared animal carrying an antelope on its back, with curved body, four protruding horns, circular and linear decoration overall. Mali. Height 19.69 in. Width 8.66 in.
Bamana Equestrian Headdress with Elaborate Coiffure
Bamana headdress Chiawara rare example of an equestrian figure with rider dominating his mount. Raised facial features, with an elaborate coiffure, abstracted horns, rising from the back of the rider. Linear and triangular decoration overall. Rich brown pa