Baumana Tribe Research Paper
Katherine Hoffman
EWP
Bamana Tribe
The Bamana people have many different types of art. As you can see they made masks and sculptures all for very many reasons. Sometimes they make it for ceremonies and sometimes they would create it for their religion. They are the Bamana and they make Bambara art. They are a part of the Mande tribes of West Africa which is why their art is similar to others. They commonly used metals for their art and work the metal to a finished product. The scale of their art ranges but usually consists of medium to larger scale pieces. The Bamana have created many pieces of artwork. The first image of discussion is the Boli figure in Mali. This object once played role in the ritual life of a Bamana village. It is used and owned by male …show more content…
The cloth is usually worn a by women, but is also used for hunters and warriors to use as camouflage. Women use the cloth as a shroud for funerals and for initiation rituals. “Traditionally certain patterns were used to protect women from hostile spiritual forces during transition into adulthood. Other motifs protected women from harm when confronting and killing powerful animals.” (Authentic Africa, 2017) Women use the mud in the rivers to decorate the cloth. Women also cover and soak the mud cloths with leaves to make the cloth softer. Some ;cloths are used for decoration such as being used as a table cloth. Many of the cloths have a geometric design. The Gwandusu Bamana maternity sculpture are seen as being beautiful in Mali. Bamana’s type of ideal beauty is depicting a loving relationship between a mother and child. The sculptures a majority of the time are enshrined. They are used for public ceremonies. During the ceremonies women will dress and decorate the sculptures. The figures are made out of a dark black metal. Throughout the bodies of the mother and child sculptures they have a long length like
EWP
Bamana Tribe
The Bamana people have many different types of art. As you can see they made masks and sculptures all for very many reasons. Sometimes they make it for ceremonies and sometimes they would create it for their religion. They are the Bamana and they make Bambara art. They are a part of the Mande tribes of West Africa which is why their art is similar to others. They commonly used metals for their art and work the metal to a finished product. The scale of their art ranges but usually consists of medium to larger scale pieces. The Bamana have created many pieces of artwork. The first image of discussion is the Boli figure in Mali. This object once played role in the ritual life of a Bamana village. It is used and owned by male …show more content…
The cloth is usually worn a by women, but is also used for hunters and warriors to use as camouflage. Women use the cloth as a shroud for funerals and for initiation rituals. “Traditionally certain patterns were used to protect women from hostile spiritual forces during transition into adulthood. Other motifs protected women from harm when confronting and killing powerful animals.” (Authentic Africa, 2017) Women use the mud in the rivers to decorate the cloth. Women also cover and soak the mud cloths with leaves to make the cloth softer. Some ;cloths are used for decoration such as being used as a table cloth. Many of the cloths have a geometric design. The Gwandusu Bamana maternity sculpture are seen as being beautiful in Mali. Bamana’s type of ideal beauty is depicting a loving relationship between a mother and child. The sculptures a majority of the time are enshrined. They are used for public ceremonies. During the ceremonies women will dress and decorate the sculptures. The figures are made out of a dark black metal. Throughout the bodies of the mother and child sculptures they have a long length like