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A BAMANA FEMALE ANTELOPE HEADDRESS, chi wara
Standing on a pierced rectangular base with rectangular legs and torso, tapering serrated tail, the long thin cylindrical neck supporting a downward thrusting elongated head with long nose, undercut brow, erect ears, surmounted by two slightly curved horns with spiral relief ornament, on the back a smaller antelope of similar form, but with raised serrations on back, geometric surface patterns carved on bodies and faces, native repairs to necks
36in. (91.5cm.) high
Standing on a pierced rectangular base with rectangular legs and torso, tapering serrated tail, the long thin cylindrical neck supporting a downward thrusting elongated head with long nose, undercut brow, erect ears, surmounted by two slightly curved horns with spiral relief ornament, on the back a smaller antelope of similar form, but with raised serrations on back, geometric surface patterns carved on bodies and faces, native repairs to necks
36in. (91.5cm.) high