BAMBARA Mali, region of Sikasso and Kutiala h... Lot 37

BAMBARA Mali, region of Sikasso and Kutiala h 96 cm Dance headwear. Hardwood with a dark glaze, wrought brass strips, strips of skin, indigenous restorations, erosion. Chy-Wara dance headwear that represents the female version of the Kober antilope, a species from the savanna, which carries its young on its back during weaning: in this case, it is female.The sculpture is crafted vertically and is adorned with engraved wrought metal strips. This is characteristic of Marka works. There are also a series of incisions in the wood which are typical of Bambara works. The straight horns appear to be engraved in a spiral shape.There are various examples known, which differ based on which animal is depicted. PROVENANCE Private collection (2002); LITERATURE GOLDWATER ROBERT, Bambara sculpture from the Western Sudan, New York 1963, n° 55 e 56 (1080); AUTORI VARI, Bamana: The art of existence in Mali, Museum Rietberg Zurich Editor Calleyn J. P. 2001, pagg. 200 - 233 (429); BASSANI EZIO, La Grande Scultura dell’Africa Nera, Firenze 1989, fig. 29 (231); MONTI FRANCO, Le arti primitive, volume IX della collezione “Capolavori nei secoli”, Fratelli Fabbri Editore, Milano, 1961-1964 dedicato alle arti extraeuropee. (Edizione francese), pag. 1349 (1087); IMPERATO PASCAL JAMES, Sogoni Koun, Articolo pubblicato su African Arts (UCLA) Febbraio 1981,pagg. 38-47; COLLEYN JEAN-PAUL & HOMBERGER LORENZ, Ciwara - Chiméres Africaines, Musée du Quay Branly, Five Continent Edition, Milano 2006, pag. 48, fig. 32 (868);