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| Snake deity character had sex with mother earth, Produce chiwara antelope, Spends life making up for abomination |
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Chi Wara
Mask
Wood, Raffia, Cloth
Bamana
Mali |
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Chi Wara (Male + Female)
Mask
Wood, Metal, Fiber
Bamana
Mali |
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Ton Ideal Woman
Mask
Wood, Pigment, Cloth, Beads
Bamana
Mali |
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Ton Puppet Mask
Mask
Wood, Pigment, Cloth
Bamana
Mali |
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N'tomo
Mask
Wood, Cowrie shells
Bamana
Mali |
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N'tomo mask
Mask
Wood, Pigment, Cloth, Raffia
Bamana
Mali |
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Blacksmiths wearing Bogolanfini Cloth
People
Cotton, cloth, rifles
Bamana
Mali |
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Komo kun
Mask
Wood, quills, horns, sacrificial materials
Bamana
Mali |
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Komo kun
Mask
Wood, quills, horns, feathers, sacrificial materials
Bamana
Mali |
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Kono
Mask
Wood, feathers, sacrificial materials
Bamana
Mali |
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Kore
Mask
Wood
Bamana
Mali |
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Chi Wara
Mask
Wood
Bamana
Mali |
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| Importance of chi wara dance? |
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| Females carry male baby, Male have large mane, myth, teaches young men social value, importance on agricultural techniques for water |
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| Characteristics of Female Chiwara |
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| Have baby antelope, Straight horns |
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| Characteristics of Male Chiwara |
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| Characteristics of Abstract Chiwara |
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| Tend to be difficult to distinguish sex, phallus noticeable though, bent horns mean male |
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| Pre Initiation Association, Run by and for youths, Prove themselves, Travel to other communities to perform in competitions, Work force of Community |
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| Make fun of leaders, Promote change, Give voice to youth |
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| 1st level of Initiation, For youths but run by elders, Become fully civilized human beings, Be appropriate man, husband, father, son, brother, Circumcised |
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| Most powerful secret association, Blacksmiths,Personal power is nyana, Powerful knowledge is dalilu, science of trees, doctors, herbalists, diviners, wear bogolonfini cloth to protect power, Police force |
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| Covered with alcohol, blood, spit, grains, mud |
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| Jeli, Oral historians, Musicians, Singers, Depict elephant, Know generations back, Shame or glorify family, Elephants Never Forget |
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| Elders 50+, Big forehead=knowledge, Small mouth=think before speak, Open mouth=share wisdom, |
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