Baga a-Bamp Bird Headdress with Canoe
Located in Chicago, IL
This graceful sculpture of a long-necked bird is a headdress known as "a-Bamp," worn during ritual masquerades of Baga adolescents in Guinea.
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"French Guinea Baga Machole Bird, " Carved and Painted Wood created circa 1980
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This bird sculpture was created by an unknown Baga artist in French Guinea.
Wood, Paint
Unavailable
H 32 in W 36 in D 7 in
Huge Ethnographic Wood Carved Pair Bird Sculptures- Tycoon Provenance
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Impressive scale pair of 32 “ high. exotic large African wood baga bird ethnographic carved sculptures. Detailed wood carved designs on the head sitting on the intricately hand carv...
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Early 20th Century Baga Bird Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
The Baga believed birds to be powerful protectors of the harvest and wards against witchcraft.
Wood, Paint
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