African artefacts, Bamana

Large Bamana crocodile puppet, Mali, with carved wooden mouth and tail, hand painted cloth body, a/f, length 140 cm

Bamana Chi Wara Headdress

Chi Wara headress carved wood, metal, fibre and hair Bamana tribe, Mali, 96 cm high

Bamana Chi Wara Headdress

Chi Wara headress carved wood, metal, fibre and hair Bamana tribe, Mali, 102 cm high

Bamana Ci Wara Antelope Headdress

Ci Wara antelope headdress, carved wood, leather, fur and fibre, Bamana tribe, Southern Mali, 85 cm high,

Bamana Ci Wara Antelope Headdress

Ci Wara antelope headdress, carved wood, leather, fur and fibre, Bamana tribe, Southern Mali, 130 cm high,

Bamana Ntomo Mask from Mali

A Bamana Ntomo mask, Mali. The Bamana, also known as the Bambara people use masks for a multitude of occasions such as weddings, births, harvest seasons, and death. Banama masks are also used in masquerades for the various initiations that all male Bamana…

Bamana Antelope Puppet Mask with Female Figure

Bamana Puppet/Antelope mask, painted wood, depicting antelope head with female puppet atop head (one puppet height 120 cm, leg missing). Provenance: Estate of ray Hughes.

Bamana N'tomo Mask: Carved Wood with Incised Decoration

N'tomo mask Bamana people, Mali. Carved wood with incised decoration. Height 44 cm

Bamana Antelope Headdress

Tyi Wara antelope headdress. Early 20th century wooden headdress depicting a female antelope, and young. Bamana people, Mali. Height 82 cm

Bamana Antelope Mask with Cowrie Shells and Metal Rings

Antelope mask, Bamana, Mali, with incised geometric decoration and attached cowrie shells and metal rings, height 50 cm

Bamana Chiawara Headdress

Bamana headdress Chiawara. Rising from a rectangular base, a small long eared animal carrying an antelope on its back, with curved body, four protruding horns, circular and linear decoration overall. Mali. Height 50 cm. Width 22 cm

Bamana Equestrian Headdress with Elaborate Coiffure

Bamana headdress Chiawara rare example of an equestrian figure with rider dominating his mount. Raised facial features, with an elaborate coiffure, abstracted horns, rising from the back of the rider. Linear and triangular decoration overall. Rich brown…