Bambara Ci Wara Antelope Headdress - Early 20thC Material - Catalpa Wood Cushion front fabric is soft

Cushion front fabric is soft pile velvetLuxurious indigo velvet backing and pipingIncludes extra stuffed 100% duck feather-filled cushion padConcealed zip fasteningDry clean only

and a large motif-adorned backrest

Dimensions: W147 x D62 x H91 cm - Seat Height 37 cm

at the foot of a bed

Dimensions: W112 x D8 x H12 cm

Bambara Ci Wara Antelope Headdress - Early 20thC Material - Catalpa Wood Cushion front fabric is softThis beautifully carved headdress represents the Ci Wara, the male antelope mythical being of the Bambara (or Bamana) people of Mali. Ci Wara was half mortal and half animal and it is the belief that it was Ci Wara who first taught humans to cultivate and farm the lands around them. As humanity became more wasteful, legend has it that Ci Wara buried himself in earth. In memory of him, Bambara carve these headdresses which are power objects called boli