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Ciwara (Tyi Wara) Headdresses Ciwara (Tyi Wara) Headdresses
Siriman Fane
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States
A male and female pair of ci wara (tyi wara) headdresses from the Bamana (Bambara) people of Mali, Africa. Made in 1970 by Siriman Fane of Koke, Markala, Segou, in Mali, these headdresses are carved from toro wood (Ficus gnaphalocarpa) and represent ci wara, the mythical antelope ancestor, who taught the Bamana to farm. The headdresses are worn during ceremonial dances marking the first rains of the farming season, when ci wara is called on to bless the harvest.
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- Title: Ciwara (Tyi Wara) Headdresses Ciwara (Tyi Wara) Headdresses
- Creator: Siriman Fane
- Date Created: 1970
- Location: Koke, Markala, Segou, Mali, Africa
- Physical Dimensions: 25 x 39 x 5 cm
- Type: Headdress, Headdress
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
- Medium: Wood
- USNM Catalog Number(s): E428440, E428439, E428440, E428439
- Photo Credit: Diane Nordeck, National Museum of Natural History
- Field: Ethnology, Ethnology
- Date Collected: 1970
- Accession Date: 1997-07-01
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