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Chi wara

Scope note

Bamana carved wooden headdresses representing antelopes or aardvarks, and worn by males who perform a masquerade in pairs, with one dancer representing a male animal and the other a female.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000262715

Broader Terms used

headdresses

Created

13yrs ago

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