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A FINE BAMBARA ANTELOPE HEADDRESS
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A FINE BAMBARA ANTELOPE HEADDRESS
Chi wara, the male antelope with long triangular head, horizontal notched bands to the forehead and two triangular metal panels to each cheek, small white-metal-inset eyes, the long ears with raised notched borders, the tall vertical spirally-carved horns with metal bands about the tips and each with three oval metal panels ornamenting the base, the curved openwork neck with serrated mane and notched ornament, the cylindrical body on short legs with prominent sex, dark patina
35 in. (89 cm.) high
Chi wara, the male antelope with long triangular head, horizontal notched bands to the forehead and two triangular metal panels to each cheek, small white-metal-inset eyes, the long ears with raised notched borders, the tall vertical spirally-carved horns with metal bands about the tips and each with three oval metal panels ornamenting the base, the curved openwork neck with serrated mane and notched ornament, the cylindrical body on short legs with prominent sex, dark patina
35 in. (89 cm.) high
Provenance
Julius Carlebach, New York, 1960