Crest Mask (ci-wara kun)

Artist Bamana artist

Dateearly–mid 20th century

MediumWood, beads, string, and metal

Dimensions12 x 24 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. (30.5 x 61.6 x 7.9 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineGift of the Hanes Corporation

Object numberGL.72.19.37

On View

On view

Published References"Acquisitions," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 12, nos. 1 and 2 (December 1973), group of objects on long-term loan listed 68.

Stephen R. Wooten, "Antelope Headdresses and Champion Farmers: Negotiating Meaning and Identity Through the Bamana Ciwara Complex," African Arts 33, no. 2 (Summer 2000), illus. (color) 29.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "African Sculpture from the Hanes Corporation," February 11-August 15, 1972.

Greensboro, NC, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, September 9-30, 1973.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “African Sculpture,” March 14, 1973-August 19, 1983.

Richmond, VA, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, “Masterpieces from the North Carolina Museum of Art, March 11-April 13, 1975.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement

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