The Chi-Wara mask is a traditional headdress used by the Bamana (Bambara) people of Mali in West Africa, closely tied to agricultural rituals and the celebration of farming Skill. In the myth, Chi Wara worked tirelessly to help humans grow crops, but when they became lazy and wasteful, he buried himself in che earth. The Bamana honor him through dances and masks to keep his spirit alive in farming. Dancers- usually young men-- wear the headdress with a costume made of raffia fibers, imitating th

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