Belgian collection of African tribal art This sculpture relates to the antelope-horse Ciwara ("wild beast of the earth") which is said to have taught agriculture to man. The animal would also have offered him the first cereal. The statuette was attached to a basketry hat by raffia ties. Matte black patina. Abrasions and drying cracks. Established in central and southern Mali, the Bambara," Bamana" or "unbelievers ", as the Muslims called them, belong to the large Mande group, with the Soninke and the Malinke. Worn on the top of the head, these crest masks accompanied the dancers during the rituals of the tòn, an association dedicated to agricultural work. The masks roamed the field by leaping in order to drive out the nyama, evil scents, and to detect any danger, or to flush out the evil spirits that could delight the soul of the cultivated plants as well as the life force of their seeds.
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