Mali Bambara
Chi Wara Headdresses Animal Sculpture , Bambara People, Mali
By Chi Wara Mali
Located in Antwerp, BE
Bamana old original pair Chi Wara headdress.
Chi Wara (Antelope Headdress.) The dry savanna permits no more than a subsistence economy and the soil produces, with some difficulty, m...
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
African Statue 'Boli' Bambara Mali C1950
Located in Paris, FR
African Statue 'Boli' Bambara Mali C1950 Zoomorphic altar statuette (Boli). Kono tribe.
Provenance
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Earthenware
Bambara Mali Wooden Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved wooden Bambara Mali figure.
Category
Mid-20th Century African Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Chiwara Headdress, Bamana 'Bambara' People, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century Chiwara Headdress, Bamana (Bambara) People, Mali
Chiwara headcrests represent
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Wood
Art Gallery Decoster Bamana female statue Bambara Mali African ART Malinke Marka
Located in Leuven, BE
A superb antique 19th century Bamana / Bambara female statue from Mali
People : Bamana / Bambara
Category
Antique 19th Century Malian Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
H 25.99 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Weathered Archaic Bambara Wood Mask Fragment, Mali, Africa, Early 20th C.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
ceremonies. Weathered wood mask fragment, Bambara people, Mali, Africa, late 19th-early 20th century. A
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Sweet Bird Topped Carved Wood Bambara Wood Door Lock, Mali Africa Mounted
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A very sweet small sized carved wood bird topped door lock from the Bambara people of Mali Africa
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 10.75 in W 3.25 in D 1.25 in
Early Standing Bambara or Malinke Female Figure Deep Patina, Mali West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Bambara or Malinke standing female figure with arms at sides, heavy wear and polish from
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 10.5 in W 2 in D 2.5 in
"Bambara Fertility Stick, " Wood created in Mali c. 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This piece is a ceremonial fertility stick used by the Bambara tribe in Mali in West Africa
Category
1940s Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Fine Tribal Bambara Cubist Figurative Wood Door Lock Early 20th c Mali Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Tribal Bambara cubist figurative wood door lock, early 20th century Mali, Africa great
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 17 in W 16 in D 2.5 in
Carved Wood Tribal Bambara, Mali Africa Granary Door Lock Crosspiece
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Well-used wood door lock used by the Bambara people, Mali, Africa, with crosspiece. The top is an
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
"Bambara Queen, Rep. Mali, " Wood created in Africa in c. 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bambara Queen, Rep. Mali" is a carved wood sculpture with abstracted human and animal figures.
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Category
1940s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bambara Jidaga Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
storage jar known as a jidaga, created by women of the Bambara people of Mali. The body of the wide-mouth
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
African Bambara Wood Statue
Located in Pasadena, CA
Bambara, Bamana, in central and southern Mali. This name meant unbeliever and was given to them by Muslims
Category
Late 20th Century Malian Arts and Crafts Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bambara Ci Wara Headdress Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved to honor the mythical being Ci Wara, a Bambara deity that’s half mortal and half animal
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Bambara Oil Lamp, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted by a blacksmith of the Bambara people of West Africa, this iron lamp once illuminated
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Candle Sconces
Materials
Iron
Metallic Studded Bambara Figure by Brian Stanziale
By Brian Stanziale
Located in Chicago, IL
Bambara people of Mali. Originally created for a Western export market, this decorative figure now blends
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Malian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
West African Bambara Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
West African Bambara Sculpture depicting a Female Figure.
Bambara sculpture is primarily devoted
Category
20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bambara puppet figurine, African tribal art, circa 1950
Located in LYON, FR
its steel base.
A favorite for this old puppet figurine from Mali dating from the 1950s. Featuring a
Category
Vintage 1950s Malian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Splendid four rams Ntomo Mask, Bamana Population, Mali
Located in Paris, FR
Mali Empire in the 13th century. They are also known as the Bambara, a name given to them by Islamic
Category
20th Century Malian Folk Art Masks
Materials
Shell, Wood
Large Antique Carved Wood Female Bambara Chi Wara Antelope Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
Chi wara is a ritual headdress used by the Bambara people in Mali. Portrayed as both male or female
Category
Antique Early 1900s Malian Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Large Antique Carved Wood Male Bambara Chi Wara Antelope Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
Chi wara is a ritual headdress used by the Bambara people in Mali. Portrayed as both male or female
Category
Antique Early 1900s Malian Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Mud Cloth 'Bogolanfini', Mali, Bamana People, Mid-20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A mud cloth (Bogolanfini),
Mali, Bamana People
mid-20th century.
Hand woven 'discharge dyed
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Fabric
Splendid Seven rams Ntomo Mask, Bamana Population, Mali, 1930-1940
Located in Paris, FR
century and the Mali Empire in the 13th century. They are also known as the Bambara, a name given to them
Category
Vintage 1930s Malian Folk Art Masks
Materials
Shell, Wood
"Bambara Antelope Headdress Pair--Male and Female, " Carved Wood
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This headdress was hand-carved by an unknown artist in the Bambara tribe in Mali, West Africa. It
Category
Early 1900s Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 21.5 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Mid-Twentieth Century Granary Door Lock in the Form of a Crocodile
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century Bambara door lock from Mali has been carved into the form of a crocodile
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Woven African Tribal Bogalan Mud Cloth Textile
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handwoven Bogolan mud cloth textile from Mali, Africa, Bambara.
It is a handwoven tribal cotton
Category
20th Century Malian Folk Art Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
Large Suong Yangchareon Thai American Photorealist LA California Street Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
, Wayne Thiebaud,
Chris Thorson, Peter Voulkos, , Andrew Wilson, David Wilson,
Suong Yangchareon, Bambara
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 25.25 in W 49.25 in D 2.13 in
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African Wood Carved Dogon Fertility Figure Sculpture Statue with Custom Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A very engaging and beautifully weathered fertility sculpture/ statue by the Dogon people of inland West Africa who today reside primarily in Mali. The Dogon peoples are best known f...
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Antique 19th Century Malian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 20.5 in W 4.5 in D 5 in
African Dogon Manner Tribal Face Mask
Located in New York, NY
African Dogon manner tribal face mask, in the style of the Dogon peoples of Mali.
Dimensions: 12" H x 6" W (approx)
Dealer: S138XX.
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
Old African Songye Female Kifwebe Wall Mask with Expressive Face Large Sized
Located in Torquay, GB
Large sized Songye Female Kifwebe mask from The Congo circa 1920s.
Traditionally, the Kifwebe mask is very symbolic in the Bantu culture of central Africa.
Its striking colours and c...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
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H 13.78 in W 7.88 in D 6.7 in
Finely Carved Dogon Door from Mali, Circa 1890
Located in Faversham, GB
Finely carved Dogon door from Mali, Circa 1890. Dogon doors are seen as a symbol of social position in a village, the grander and more intricate the design, the higher their social s...
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Antique 19th Century Malian Campaign Doors and Gates
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Chinese Old Wood Sitting on Lotus Buddha Statue
Located in 景德镇市, CN
This Chinese Old Wood Sitting on Lotus Buddha Statue is a truly unique and special collectible piece.
Buddha statue details:
Material: boxwood
Height: 15cm
Diameter: 8cm
Weight: 1...
Category
Antique 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Boxwood
Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head
From the Chokwe Culture of Angola. A fine, old, much used comb with a glossy, glasslike patina. Of traditional form with...
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Early 20th Century Angolan Other Tribal Art
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1950s Catrin "Dandy" Mask, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Catrin (Dandy) mask
Nahua people, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Wood, gesso, paint
1950s-1960s
Measures: 7? (17.8 cm) high, 6.5? (16.5 cm) wide, 5? (12.7 cm) deep
This mask is called the C...
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria
Located in San Francisco, CA
Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves around the head. No perforation for attachment to costume from Yoruba, Nigeria. Pu...
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Aphrodite Female Figural Torso Sculpture, MOMA
By MOMA Museum New York
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Fabulous reproduction cast resin sculpture of Aphrodite from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC. This classical figural sculpture features a black finish and is mounted on a square...
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Early Wood Ashanti Stool Reclining Figure Supporting Top, Ghana Mid 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
The supports for Akan stools take many forms, they can be purely geometric or architectural with simple posts and columns, or, as in this case, figural, with humans or animals suppor...
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 14 in W 21.5 in D 11.25 in
Antique Congolese African Tribal Carved Hemba Helmet Mask, Suku Peoples
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique African tribal carved Hemba helmet mask, the Suku peoples, possibly Kwese culture, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, early 20th century, surmounted b...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
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Raffia, Wood
Dogon Terra Cotta Vase
Located in Montreal, QC
Dogon terra cotta vase decorated in relief with Lizards and human face with nice patina.
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Vintage 1970s Malian Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Old Chokwe Chair Back Carved Standing Figure, Early 20th Century, Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old Chokwe chair back with standing figure, early 20th century, Congo
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
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Early Weathered Wood Cameroon Stool Rows of Spiders, Early 20th C Dimondstein
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Very early cylindrical weathered and eroded wood stool from the Cameroon. Ringed with a row of connected spiders around edge. Very hard wood, blessed by age, but still very firm and ...
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Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art
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H 14 in W 16 in D 16 in
African Tribal Yoruba, Nigeria Rider Figure Offering Bowl Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Yoruba offering bowl in the from of a male figure with a beard riding on horse back surrounded by four small attendants, finely carved with nice patina from native use. Probabl...
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Early Ibibio Mask Fragment, Dark Red Face, Expressive Eyes, Early 20th C Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Ibibio mask fragment from Nigeria, deep black-red pigment, expressive eyes. A compelling face on a custom metal stand. Old insect damage/erosion to proper right hair and side o...
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 10.75 in W 7.5 in D 4.5 in
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Double Female Shape Bambara Stool, Mali Africa
Located in Bern, CH
Hand-carved from African hardwood, the seat of this Bambara stool is carried by two female shapes
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Vintage 1980s Malian Stools
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African Bambara Female Wooden Figure from Mali
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Bambara female figure
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20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
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Wood
Tribal Bambara Figurative Wood Door Lock, Mali, Africa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Tribal Bambara figurative wood door lock, Mali, Africa with strong geometric face. Works as strong
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Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
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Decorative African Brass-Mounted and Carved Wood Bambara Mask
Located in Long Island City, NY
The carved wood mask mounted with a face shield of hammered,
patinated brass. The mask decorated with two brass tubes issuing tassels. The mask mounted on a stand.
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Vintage 1940s Malian Masks
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Modern Wingback Armchair in Designers Guild Ralph Lauren Bambara Cotton Linen
Located in Old Romney, Kent
Bambara fabric in Ebony colourway. Inspired by ethnic mud cloth, traditionally dyed with fermented mud
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1990s Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Cotton
H 41.74 in W 29.93 in D 35.04 in
Old African Wooden Carved Figurative Door Lock Parts
Located in Raalte, NL
5 various African wooden carved figurative door lock parts from Mali, also called Bambara, all in a
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Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
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Marka Mask
Located in Des Plaines, IL
. The Marka people now occupy the northern part of Mali, the northern part of the Bambara territory
Category
20th Century More Art
Materials
Copper
African Tribal Chiwara Sculpture with Setting Bronze Sun
By Colleen Carlson
Located in New York City, NY
carved from wood.
They are ritual objects used by the Bambara ethnic group in Mali. The body is
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2010s American Tribal Animal Sculptures
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Bambara Wood Mask, Mali, 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bambara wood mask is a contemporary African wooden art piece, realized in Mali.
In very good
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1990s Malian Figurative Sculptures
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Wood
Bambara Buffalo Head Bambara Mask, Mali, End of the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bambara buffalo head bambara mask, Mali, end of the 19th century
Measures: H with pedestal 63 cm.
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Antique Late 19th Century Malian Animal Sculptures
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Wood
African Tribal Ancestor Figure - Bambara
Located in Peekskill, NY
I bought this when I was collecting back in the 1970s. I believe it's from Mali and attributed to
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Located in Montreal, QC
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20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
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Located in Salzburg, AT
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Vintage 1940s Malian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
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H 23.63 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
Very Big Tribal Mask Bambara from Mali Africa
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
Very big African mask from Mali. It is a ceremonial mask, from the Kono society and the Bambara
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20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
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Wood
African Mali Bamana Bambara Carved Wood Kore Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
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Located in Belmont, MA
Segou Mali antelope headdress mask-Chi Wara- northern region style with the hand-carved unique wood
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Vintage 1950s Malian Tribal Tribal Art
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Wood
African Bambara Jidaga Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
storage vessel known as a jidaga, created by women of the Bambara people of Mali. Although the vessel's
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Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Vases
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Terracotta
Bamana Mask "Ntomo", Mali, Africa, circa 18th-19th Century
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
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19th Century African Red Clay Water Vessel from Bambara Jidaga with Lizards
Located in Stockholm, SE
known as a Jidaga, created by women of the Bambara people of Mali. The body of the wide-mouth jar is
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Antique Early 19th Century Malian Tribal Vases
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Terracotta
Very Fine African Tribal Bambara/Bamana Antelope Dance Crest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Well carved and the largest example that we have seen. Mali, Africa. A tall abstract carved
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Mid-20th Century African Tribal Animal Sculptures
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Wood
Abstract Chi Wara Antelope Figure, Africa, Mid-20th Century
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
. Bambara Culture, Mali. Excellent condition. Old museum number painted in red "58.72".
Provenance: The
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Mid-20th Century Malian Primitive Abstract Sculptures
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Wood
Handmade Black and White Graphic African Mud Cloth Pillows
Located in Essex, MA
and dots, from Mali, made by the Bambara tribe, according to traditional methods, in narrow strips of
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Very Rare Janus, Fearsome Mask, 1920/1930
Located in Encino, CA
Mali.
Bambara ( Bamana ) or Senoufo, Authentic, Circa 1920/1930.
Carved wood mounted on a modern
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Wood
Rare Mali Antelope Mask
Located in New York, NY
Bambara (or Bamana) ethnic group in Mali. The Chiwara initiation society uses Chiwara masks, as well as
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Wood
Bambara Antelope Mask
Located in Hudson, NY
West African, Bambara antelope mask.
ex coll.: Patti Birch
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Located in Long Island City, NY
African Brass Mounted Mask with Red Tassel
Decoration by the Bambara People of Mali.
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African Brass Mounted Bambara Mask
Located in Long Island City, NY
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Vintage 1940s Malian Masks
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Brass
Chiwara Headdress for Ceremonial Dance Mali, Bamara, circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Chiwara is a ritual object representing an antelope, used by the Bambara ethnic group in Mali.
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Vintage 1950s Malian Sculptures and Carvings
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Bambara Tribal Door Lock with Bird Mali Africa Early 20th C Patina from Use
Located in Santa Fe, NM
the front. Mali, Africa, early to mid-20th century.
The Bambara use decorated locks with a removable
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Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 15.25 in W 15 in D 1.75 in
Early 20th Century African Tribal Door Lock from Mali
Located in Raalte, NL
African carved figurative door lock of the Dogon or Bambara Tribe Mali and in good condition with a
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Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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