Chi Wara

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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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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Bamana
Object type
Maske
Dimensions
Width: 610.0 mm
Height: 350.0 mm
Depth: 110.0 mm
Material/Technique
Colour pigments, Cotton fibre, Metallic material, Wood, Carving
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/2050
Related object(s)

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1900 - 1950
  • Change of legal title:
    Purchase
    when
    28.03.1962
    who
    Beer, E. - Former Possessors
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Mali (location/origin)
    Bamako (location/origin)
    Africa (location/origin)
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa
Provenance
Nothing is known about the circumstances of the acquisition or how the property came into Edgar Beer's possession.

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Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED
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