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Chi Wara

Datec. 1964
Place madeMali, Africa
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions61 x 5 1/2 x 24 3/16 in. (155 x 14 x 61.5 cm)
ClassificationsPublic Entertainment Device
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.642
Object numberA.1981.38.642
DescriptionGreen headpiece with hinged jaw on long carved out slab-like green neck with yellow and white dots. Top of head has eleven curved neck multicolored antelopes and a larger one in green, blue, yellow and white in back. Cloth hinge.
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