A BAMANA ANTELOPE HEADDRESS, chi wara Of stylized form, on a circular base, with sharply bent legs, arched body, pointed tail, cylindrical neck on which are attached two almost identical antelope heads, the lower one larger, both having long spirally carved horns, strong tapering jaws, overhanging domed foreheads, thin angular noses, oval ears, metal eyes, red threads in ears, dark brown worn patina, 25¾in. (65.4cm.) high
A BAMANA ANTELOPE HEADDRESS, chi wara Of stylized form, on a circular base, with sharply bent legs, arched body, pointed tail, cylindrical neck on which are attached two almost identical antelope heads, the lower one larger, both having long spirally carved horns, strong tapering jaws, overhanging domed foreheads, thin angular noses, oval ears, metal eyes, red threads in ears, dark brown worn patina, 25¾in. (65.4cm.) high
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