The headdresses below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes. For all available headdresses, GO TO BAMANA STYLE CHI WARA HEADDRESSES PAGE
Despite their appearance, most of our Bamana headdresses show no evidence of age or use and were probably made to be sold.
 Male 2 SOLD |
 Male 3 SOLD |
 Male 4 SOLD |
 Male 5 SOLD |
Male 7 SOLD |
Male 8 SOLD |
Male 9 SOLD |
Male 10 SOLD |
CHI WARA |
Male 1 SOLD |
Male 12 SOLD |
Male 13 SOLD |
Male 14 SOLD |
Male 15 48.5" high SOLD |
Male 17 42" high SOLD |
Male 16 47" high SOLD |
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Male 11 50" high 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 were danced in pairs and celebrate the union of male (sun), female (earth) and fibre costume (rain), signifying the cooperation needed for a successful harvest and community survival. 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 eastern vertical style.
GO TO BAMANA CHI WARA HEADDRESSES PAGE
GO TO BAMANA CHI WARA FEMALE HEADDRESSES ARCHIVES PAGE ( ALL SOLD)
GO TO BAMANA CHI WARA HORIZONTAL HEADDRESSES ARCHIVES PAGE (ALL SOLD)
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