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The Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection
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Bamana Female Antelope Headdress, Mali

11 May 2021, 11:00 EDT
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Bamana Female Antelope Headdress, Mali

chi wara
Wood, ritual patination
height 27in (68.6cm)

Provenance
Galerie Valluet-Ferrandin, Paris
Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection, Washington, D.C.

Finely carved with a balanced use of both vertical and horizontal elements, the mother stands proudly erect with a long, elegantly curving neck supporting the head with tall, cylindrical horn with linear incision spiraling up along each surface; her rounded torso supporting the baby with a neck carved in two columns and separated in the middle, the back with column with a flange-like mane, supporting a head of similar shape to the mother, but with shorter horns slightly curved back; both bodies decorated with dotted and incised geometric designs; pierced through at the base for attachment; fine dark brown patina with ritual patination.

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