BAMANA STYLE CHI WARA HORIZONTAL HEADDRESSES ARCHIVES, MALI

The headdresses below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes. For UNSOLD Bamana Chi Wara horizontal headdresses, GO TO BAMANA STYLE CHI WARA HORIZONTAL PAGE

The headdress below has been vetted as being authentic with signs of age and use.

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CHI WARA Horizontal 12 11" high x 21.5" long SOLD

Despite their appearance, the headdresses below show no signs of age or use and were probably made to be sold.

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CHI WARA Horizontal 21 17.5" high x 22.25" long SOLD

CHI WARA Horizontal 5 14.25" high x 24.25" long SOLD

CHI WARA Horizontal 13 14.25" high x 22.5" long SOLD

CHI WARA Horizontal 14 17.5" high x 27" long SOLD

CHI WARA Horizontal 15 11" high x 24.5" long SOLD

CHI WARA Horizontal 17 11" high x 22.25" long SOLD

CHI WARA Horizontal 18 14.5" high x 22" long SOLD

CHI WARA Horizontal 19 9.75" high x 24" long SOLD

CHI WARA Horizontal 20 13.75" high x 29.25" long SOLD

CHI WARA Horizontal 4 SOLD

CHI WARA Horizontal 9 SOLD

CHI WARA Horizontal 6 SOLD

CHI WARA Horizontal 8 SOLD

CHI WARA Horizontal 11 SOLD

Bamana Chi Wara from Mali, represent and honor the mythological half man / half antelope hero who taught man how to cultivate the soil. They are worn as headdresses and danced as pairs. Spelled alternately Ci Wara, Tyi Wara, etc. they illustrate the diversity of ways to represent an unwritten pronunciation. There are three types of Chi Wara headdresses; the familiar vertical style of the eastern Bamana, the more realistic horizontal style of the northern Bamana and the varied and more abstract forms of the Southern Bamana. These are examples of the northern horizontal style. The head is usually carved separately from the body and attached by iron staples or a brace.