Roan Antelope Headdress (Chi Wara society)

Roan Antelope Headdress (Chi Wara society)

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Roan Antelope Headdress (Chi Wara society)
CultureBamana peoples
Titles
  • Roan Antelope Headdress (Chi Wara society)
Date1900–1935
Place , , Mali, Africa
MediumWood, brass tacks, tin, and nails
DimensionsHeight: 47 1/2 in. (120.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of D. and J. de Menil
Object number64.23
Not on view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
Provenance[J. J. Klejman (1906–1995), New York]; purchased by John de Menil (1904–1973) and Dominique de Menil (1908–1997), Houston, June 12, 1964; given to MFAH, 1964.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "African Art as Philosophy," Rice Institute for the Arts, 27 September - . (LN:74.18)

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