Puppets; Bamana (African people); Bamana (African people) - social life and customs; Mali; Nineteen hundreds (Decade)
The Bamana are members of the Mande culture, a large and powerful group of people from the Republic of Mali, located in northwestern Africa. Throughout the Segou Region in Mali, the Sogo bo, or puppet masquerades, are performed by the young men’s...
Headgear; Bambara (African people); Bambara (African people)--Social life and customs; Mali
This headdress, called Chi-wara, represents the half-human, half-antelope spirit who taught the Bamana people of Mali how to farm long, long ago. Farming is very important among the Bamana, providing their main source of food and income. Each year,...
