Antique Bambara Mask from Mali West Africa 22x6 in kente stoles then this is the hat

then this is the hat for you

each one comprising several villages

Hand carved necklace set

including musical instruments

This Bamileke standing statue has a hole in the center which is used for tobacco or ashtray

Antique Bambara Mask from Mali West Africa 22x6 in kente stoles then this is the hatThe Bambara is the largest ethnic group in Mali, West Africa. Their traditions include six male societies, each with its own type of mask. Initiation for men lasts for seven years and ends with their symbolic death and their rebirth. Nearly every Bambara man had to pass through these societies in succession, until, upon reaching the highest rank, he had acquired a comprehensive knowledge of ancestral traditions. Those societies are the Jo, the ntomo,