Ritual object representing an antelope, used by the Bambara ethnic group in Mali
Comparison of the four major styles of the Chiwara mask of the Bambara people of Mali. Clockwise from top left: abstract, Bougouni/southern region, vertical/Segu/northern region, and horizontal/Bamako/Northern regionTwo Chiwara at the Art Institute of Chicago. Female (left) and male Vertical styles.
A Chiwara (also Chi wara, Ci Wara, or Tyi Wara; Bambara: ciwara; French: tchiwara) is a ritual object representing an antelope, used by the Bambara ethnic group in Mali. The Chiwara initiation society uses Chiwara masks, as well as dances and rituals associated primarily with agriculture, to teach young Bamana men social values as well as agricultural techniques.
A Chiwara (also Chi wara, Ci Wara, or Tyi Wara; Bambara: ciwara; French: tchiwara) is a ritual object representing an antelope, used by the Bambara ethnic...
Letty Chiwara (born February 1967) is a Zimbabwean official of the United Nations. She is the UN Women Representative in Malawi, the African Union Commission...
pain Chiwara headdress (male); late 19th-early 20th century; 72.4 x 30.5 x 7 cm (281⁄2 x 12 x 23⁄4 in.); by Bambara people; Brooklyn Museum. Chiwara masks...
(a representation of abundant harvest. Bambara antelope masks (called chiwara) have long horns representing the thriving growth of millet, legs (representing...
agricultural tradition is the Bamana people of Mali. The antelope (called Chiwara) is believed to have taught man the secrets of agriculture. Although the...
(15 m), 300-ton, abstract monument is derived from the female antelope Chiwara forms of Bambaran art. The sculpture is sited near a rediscovered Colonial-era...
(Ind) Moses Mutare (ZPPDP) Mutare North Charles Pemhenai (ZANU-PF) Gabriel Chiwara (MDC-T) Tafara Chikumba (Ind) Mutare South Fred Kanzama (ZANU-PF) Robert...
January 2009 at Archive-It, AFP (newzimbabwe.com), 29 March 2008. Ezekiel Chiwara, "Zimbabwe: MDC Announces Lead in Poll", The Zimbabwe Guardian (allAfrica...
56–3 Zambia Try: Mangongo 9' m Katsevere (4) 32' m, 45' m, 48' m, 55' m Chiwara (2) 57' m, 74' c Mudariki 62' c Mudzekenyedzi 65' m Tshamala 72' c Con:...
(MDC) 8,220. MUTARE WEST: Christopher Mushowe (ZANU-PF) 13,216; Gabriel Chiwara (MDC) 7,055. MUTASA NORTH: Lt. Gen. Michael Nyambuya (ZANU-PF) 10,135;...
Pfebve. (MDC) Mount Darwin. 6 May 2000. Tapera. Macheke. 7 May 2000. Laben Chiwara. Harare. 7 May 2000. Allan Dunn. Commercial Farmer. Seke. 13 May 2000....
Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), 30 March 2008. Ezekiel Chiwara, "Zimbabwe: MDC Announces Lead in Poll", The Zimbabwe Guardian (allAfrica...
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