Bambara Chiwara (Chi wara Tyiwara) antelope headdress Mali. Carved wood with elaborate incised geometric designs over much of the surface. Remnants of white pigment. Chiwara represents the antelope spirit in Bambara (Bamana) religion who taught humans how to farm. Chiwara is honored through dance in which the most skilled farmers in the community wear the headdress attached to a wicker cap and perform a leaping dance imitating the movements of the antelope.Height: 39 1/2 in x width: 3 in x depth: 15 in.