Antelope head crest mask | Photographer: Axel Killian
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Chi Wara
Language: unknown
Antelope head crest mask
This headdress carved from hard, black-brown wood represents a male antelope with the ears of an aardvark. Horizontal chi waras usually consist of two parts joined together at the neck. Chi waras are associated with the Bambara peanut plant. The upper half of the animal stands for theworld above the ground. The lower one represents the soil in which the peanut grows. This object is the mascot of the Freundeskreis Museum Natur und Mensch Freiburg e.V.
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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Cultural attribution
Bamana
Object type
Maske
Dimensions
Breite: 610.0 mm, Höhe: 350.0 mm, Tiefe: 110.0 mm
Material/Technique
Carving
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/2050
Related object(s)
is related to :
I/2231
is related to : I/2261
is related to : I/2261
Provenance and sources
when
1900 - 1950
when
28.03.1962
where
Mali (location/origin)
Bamako (location/origin)
Africa (location/origin)
Provenance
Nothing is known about the circumstances of the acquisition or how the property came into Edgar Beer's possession.
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