Antelope Headdresses and Champion Farmers: Negotiating Meaning and Identity through the Bamana Ciwara Complex

The use of antelope headdresses by the Bamana-speaking people of Mali to record and inspire their farming work is described, with focus on the inclusion of the ciwara complex, working as hard as wild animals, in the celebrations.

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Published inAfrican arts Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 18 - 90
Main Author Wooten, Stephen R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published African Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, USA UCLA James S. Coleman 01.07.2000
MIT Press Journals
University of California Los Angeles, African Studies Center
African Studies Center
Subjects
Culture
Head-gear
Headgear
Indigenous peoples
Mali
McNaughton, Patrick
Native peoples
Negotiation
Rites & ceremonies
Social aspects
Mali
Africa
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Summary:The use of antelope headdresses by the Bamana-speaking people of Mali to record and inspire their farming work is described, with focus on the inclusion of the ciwara complex, working as hard as wild animals, in the celebrations.
Bibliography:Summer, 2000
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ISSN:0001-9933
1937-2108
DOI:10.2307/3337774