Tyi-wara. Stylized representation of a male antelope charact - Lot 252

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Tyi-wara. Stylized representation of a male antelope charact - Lot 252
Tyi-wara. Stylized representation of a male antelope characterized by its large mane. In the Bambara language, Tyi-wara means "heads of the wild animals of agricultural work". These antelope masks are the emblems of an initiation society for the execution of field work. Wood with brown patina. Broken and glued, accidents and missing parts. Height : 136 cm. Mali. Bamana country.
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