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"title": "Headdress (chi wara)",
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"title": "The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art",
"description": "The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA), Cleveland, OH (June 9-August 20, 2006).",
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"did_you_know": "Chi wara headdresses look different depending on the region in which they were made.",
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"description": "Chi wara\u2014a mythical \u201cfarming beast\u201d\u2014was said to teach farming to the Bamana people. Carved patterns cover this female chi wara\u2019s body, highlighting its muscles and emphasizing that it is no earthly animal, but rather an agricultural spirit that combines human, antelope, and anteater elements. This example emphasizes vertical space, with a kneeling human figure on the back. The figure is adorned with imported beads as well as small shells. Accompanied by women\u2019s songs, male performers danced paired male-and-female chi wara headdresses affixed to basketry caps at agricultural competitions and weddings.",
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