Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" - Mali, Bamana, Sikassowood, rich blackish brown patina, sticky sacrificial patina in some areas, brass tags, cuff from metal sheet, horizontal type with long backswept horns, remains of ornament (red fibre), flat incised dSee Sold Price
Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" - Mali, Bamana, Sikassowood, softly luminous brown patina, metal tag eyes, horn tips with tufts of animal hair, incised ornaments, drilled holes at the base for attachment to wickerwork bonnet, slightly dam., minor missingSee Sold Price
SoldAntelope dance crest "tjiwara" - Mali, Bamanawood, cotton thread, rest., base This "tjiwara" - headdress shows a combination of aardvark and roan antelope. H: 52 cm, H: 20,5 inch Provenance: German Private Collection Continent: AfricaSee Sold Price
Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" - Mali, Bamanalight wood, greyish brown patina, small remains of black paint, metal tag eyes, elongated head with long horns widely projecting to the back, rising from rectangular plate, slightly dam. (horn tips),See Sold Price
SoldAntelope dance crest "tjiwara" - Mali, Bamanalight brown wood, dark brown patina, vertical type, carrying a fawn on its back, min. dam., rep. (breakages: neck, both tail tips, snout); the "tjiwara" masquerades were performed at the beginning andSee Sold Price
SoldAntelope dance crest "tjiwara" - Mali, Bamanawood, brown patina, remains of pigments, vertical type, metal earrings, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base H: 48,5 cm, H: 19,1 inch Provenance: Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Friedrich SpenSee Sold Price
SoldAntelope dance crest "tjiwara" - Mali, Bamanawood, dark brown patina, remains of cord, stylized body of the roan antelope with vertical projecting horns, nose and ears pierced, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, small missingSee Sold Price
Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" - Mali, Bamanawood, dark brown patina, eyes an cuff around the neck from silver metal sheet, elongated head with long pointed backswept horns, incised ornaments, rep. (breakage base), traces of insect caused damageSee Sold Price
Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" - Mali, Bamanawood, dark brown patina, animal skin (horn tips), vertical type, carrying a fawn, ear ornament (missing on the left), min. dam., insect caused damage, base. "tijwara" masks are danced in male-female pSee Sold Price
Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" - Mali, Bamanalight brown wood, dark brown patina, vertical (male) type with high towering horns rep. (breakage right ear), slight traces of abrasion H: 47 cm, H: 18,5 inch Provenance: Alfons Bermel, Berlin, GermanSee Sold Price
Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" - Mali, Bamanawood, dark brown patina, antelope head with curved horns widely projecting to the back, broad cuff from sheet metal around the neck, rising from the back of a quadruped with short legs and tail rolledSee Sold Price
Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" - Mali, Bamanawood, dark brown patina, black paint, vertical (male) type, with stylized body, combining various animal species, crowned by a seated female figure, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion,See Sold Price
Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" - Mali, Bamanawood/ bipartite, metal clamps/ nails, rep. (horn tip), base The "tji wara" society members use a headdress representing, in the form of an antelope, the mythical being who taught men how to farm. TheSee Sold Price
SoldAntelope dance crest "tjiwara" - Mali, Bamana, Bougouniwood, dark/reddish brown patina, glass beads, cowrie shells, fabric, vertical type with upright rising horns, stylized mane of the roan antelope, incised ornaments, various drilled holes for attachmenSee Sold Price
Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" - Mali, Bamanawood, matt brown patina, pokerwork, vertical type with high towering horns (male type) and unusual large triangular ears, incised scarifications, rising from a rectangular base with four drilled holesSee Sold Price
SoldAntelope dance crest "tjiwara" - Mali, Bamanawood, brown patina, remains of black paint, red pigment, cord material, combining aardvark, pangolin and the horns of the roan antelope, fine incised and notched ornaments, fixed on grass fibre cap wiSee Sold Price
SoldAntelope dance crest "tjiwara" - Mali, Bamanawood, dark brown patina, cord, horizontal type: elongated head with long pointed horns projecting backwards, incised ornaments, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion H: 25 cm; L: 4See Sold Price
Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" - Mali, Bamanawood, dark brown patina, plant fibres, vertical type, wicker work base, standing quadruped crowned by a seated human figure and a long pair of horns, animal septum and ears of the seated figure providSee Sold Price
Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" - Mali, Bamanawood, dark brown patina, bullen nails, vertical type, carrying a fawn on its back, partly stud with metal sheet, both showing pierced septum and ears (partly provided with rings), min. dam., missing pSee Sold Price
Antelope helmet mask "n'gonzon koun" - Mali, Bamanawood, metal, baseRare version of a "tjiwara" antelope dance crest. The animal, reduced to head and neck, is worked on a helmet-shaped calotte made of wood. A comparable example illustrated in Colleyn,See Sold Price
Antelope dance crest "sogo-ni-kun" - Mali, Bamana,wood, cowrie snails, raffia fibre, on wickerwork bonnet, base Just like the "tjiwara" society, "sogo-ni-kun" is an association of different age groups of juveniles ("ton"), performing on agrarian compSee Sold Price
SoldAntelope dance crest "tijwara" - Mali, Bamanawood, rest. (base, horn), base H: 118 cm, H: 46,5 inch Provenance: Helga Exler, Frankfurt, Germany Continent: AfricaSee Sold Price
Antelope dance crest "tijwara" - Mali, Bamanawood, matt greyish brown patina with remains of black paint, metal tag eyes, miniature glass beads, horizontal type with long projecting horns, separate carved head fixed by metal clamps, as well as tSee Sold Price
SoldAntelope dance crest "sogi-ni-kun" - Mali, Bamanalight brown wood, dark brown patina, stylized body of a roan antelope with vertical projecting horns and long ears, min. dam., minor insect caused missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, base H: 43See Sold Price
Bamana Tribal Carved Wood Marionette Figurine with Smaller Heads Segou Mali African StatueSee Sold PriceMar 03, 2024Ararity Auctions
African Massive Igbo Dance Crest Mask, Nigeria, Early-Mid 20th C.See Sold PriceFeb 29, 2024Material Culture
Vtg Mali Bambara ChiWara Antelope Headdress - Carved Wood w/ Metal, Shell, Acorn Accents - 46.5'' TSee Sold PriceFeb 29, 2024A & A Auction Gallery
