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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Aboriginal & Oceanic Art
• Sale Date:
  10 Jul 2016 ~ 12noon
• Lot #:
  317
• Lot Description:
  A Chi Wara Headdress
  A Chiwara (also Chi wara, Ci Wara, or Tyi Wara; Bambara: ciwara; French: tchiwara) is a ritual object representing an antelope, used by the Bambara ethnic group in Mali. The Chiwara initiation society uses Chiwara masks, as well as dances and rituals associated primarily with agriculture, to teach young Bamana men social values as well as agricultural techniques. Two holes to base for attachment to head piece Mali, Africa
  H. 85 cm
• Provenance:
  Private Adelaide Collection
• Estimate:
  A$200 - 300
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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