'Bamana Ci-Wara Headdress\r'

' in front visiting the museum, my teacher in African biography class taught us the basic concept virtually Chi-ware. According to Professor Russ, there are common chord types of disguises associated with Chi-ware namely; the vertical trend which represents the East, the horizontal style which represents the West, and the composite style which represent the South. An addition, Chi-ware can be male or female. Notably, a female Chi-ware mask can be discover by the comportment of a baby antelope and straight horns on it. On the other hand, male Chi-ware mask is recognized by bent horns and a phallus.Moreover, a Chi-ware mask is employ in the initiation in the society as it is used in agriculture and as prink in dancing. Furthermore, the mask is used to teach issue Ba publica men for neighborly values and agricultural techniques . On the day we visited the gallery of Spurlock Museum: Africa section: Champion Cultivators of the Land, I discovered that I missed a look at of inf ormation. In the museum, there were various masks, paintings, sculptures, and pots. The specific sculpture of Ba humana Chi-Wara Headdress called my attention. The sculpture was also labelled Mali or Guinea, ca.19th-20th c. Wood pigment; it is Gift of Drs. Albert V. and Marguerite Carozzi. 1990. 10. 0014. Sinificantly, in Bamana society, the term Chi-ware, pronounced as â€Å"Chee wah-rah” indicates a man who is champion cultivator and the social organization by dint of which he attains that distinction. Upon examining at the sculpture of Chi-ware, I noticed that the size was bigger that what I expected. The size was somewhat 50cm x 30cm. According to our professor, Mr. Rush, a Chi-ware can be easily recognized whether it is a male or female.However, it was quite a difficulty for me. But them, I looked closely at the Chi-ware and fugured that it is a male nonpareil because it has no baby back on the body. Moreover, the Chi-ware looked deal a Roan Antelope with an almost human count attached. The bottom the body is also elongated and trivial legged which represents the aardvark. Furthermore, Bamana is carved with texture and is polished swimmingly with palm oils. I learned more just about(predicate) Ch-i-ware in didactic label. In didactic label, Ci-wara is utter to be a mythical being, half man and half animal, and the son of Muso Koroni.Meanwhile, Muso Koroni is the mother of all reinforcement things and the matron of agriculture. After teaching humans to farm, Ci-Wara became anger at their laziness. So, he remove a hole with his considerable claws and buried himself. According to the myth, men carved a mask in the memory of Chi-ware and used it as a trophy in farming contests to abet the young and able-bodied men to exert greater efforts in farming. Eventually, Chi-ware then became the name of the Banana masquerade costume society devoted to the development of manhood and social responsibility.More importantly, Chi-ware was said to be t he mother of tall active things and matron agriculture. The didactic explanation about Chi-ware led me sustain that a Chi-ware headdress is used i observance the mythical antelope that introduced and brought agriculture to the Bamana people of Mali. But I consider interesting the part of the story where Chi-wara was offended at people’s laziness and dug a hole where he buried himself. To rundown up, the visit to the Spurlock Museum: Africa section: Champion Cultivators of the Land is fun. It is so because it was my very first time to personally make for a Chi-ware.In addition, I was so happy that I had acttually seen what was discussed to us in class about Chi-ware. Moreover, I learned more anout the hidden story about Chi-ware and its importance in the present day. Today, the people dampen the Chi-ware when they dance as a symbol of try for for a greater crop for the year. Although Chi-ware has been considered merely as a mask, the Mali people consider it as a valuabl e thing as they use it when they implore and celebrate. Thus, the visit to the museum is not only interesting that also educational.\r\n'