499623 Antelope Headdress, early-mid 1900s (wood, beads, shell, metal) by Sudanese School; 44.5x66 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: The male Chiwara society celebrates agriculture and instructs its members in farming practices. Attachedto a basketry skullcap, headdresses like this one from the Djitoumou region, are worn in pairs in performances during the dry season by men who have shown excellence in agricultural labor. This female example represents the mythic "farming beast"--part antelope, part aardvark--that introduced agriculture to the Bamana. ); Gift of Mrs. Ralph M. Coe in memory of Ralph M. Coe; Sudanese, out of copyright.