NEW YORK — For the Bamana people of West Africa, the power of nature is tapped by kicking up the dust and making noise, bringing along brightly painted puppets and awe-inspiring masks to harness ...

From haute couture to throw pillows, mud cloth, or bogolanfini, is woven into nearly every aspect of contemporary life. But what is the origin of this elaborate dye-decorated cloth? Bamana Mud Cloth: ...

I am rushing through the Dallas Museum of Art, hoping to catch the “Bamana Mud Cloth” exhibition before closing time. I’m wondering what it is, prepared for anything — except what I see: textiles so ...

Mary Jo Arnoldi Bamana Puppet Masquerade Video Project, 1978-1980, 2007.02.001-001, clip 1 Mary Jo Arnoldi Bamana Puppet Masquerade Video Project, 1978-1980, 2011.17.001-002, clip 1 The collection is ...

The Museum for African Art in SoHo, which briefly closed after the Sept. 11 attack, has quietly been doing its part to help heal wounds. In Africa, art and healing are inexorably linked. “Bamana: The ...

Collection consists of video recordings of Bamana puppet masquerade performances taped in Markala, Segou Region of Mali and the village of Kirango, Mali. Please note that the contents of the ...

This is supposed to come from the Bamana tribe, and the name of the piece is "Dyonyeni," D-Y-O-N-Y-E-N-I. The Bamana tribe is in Mali, West Africa. When you look at this object and you see the kind of ...

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Appraisal: Bamana Dyonyeni Figure, ca. 1900, from Junk in the Trunk 8. Check out John Buxton's appraisal of a Banana Dyonyeni figure, ca. 1900, from Junk in the Trunk 8.