Female Chi Wara Headdress

Female Chi Wara Headdress

Before 1960

Bamana artist, Female Chi Wara Headdress, Before 1960. Wood; 21 in. x 7 3/4 in. Denver Art Museum: Anonymous Gift, 2001.938

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Culture
Bamana
Country
Mali
Object
headdress
Medium
wood
Dimensions
height: 21 in, 53.3400 cm; width: 7 3/4 in, 19.6850 cm
Inscription
"SC 11" on proper right back leg
Credit Line
Anonymous Gift
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Arts of Africa
Accession Number
2001.938
Known Provenance
Gustave and Franyo Schindler Collection, c. 1940-1965; (collection of or purchase by) Private Collection, New York, NY, before 2001; Gifted to DAM 08/09/2001
Exhibition History
  • “Stampede: Animals in Art” — Denver Art Museum, 9/10/2017

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