GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Bamana peoples are the largest ethnic group in the Republic of Mali. Primarily farmers, these Mande-speaking peoples of the Niger savannah strongly resisted Islam and were known as bambara, or pagans, by the Muslim invaders. Bamana artists work in mud-dyed cloth, wood, iron, bronze, and brass to make ritual objects, masks, and tools.
Adapted from
Roslyn A. Walker, The Arts of Africa at the Dallas Museum of Art (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009), 300.
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WEB RESOURCES
- University of Iowa Museum of Art, Art & Life in Africa~Read an essay about blacksmiths in Bamana culture.
- University of Iowa Museum of Art, Art & Life in Africa~Read an essay about Bamana women's pottery.
- University of Iowa Museum of Art, Art & Life in Africa~Learn more about the Bamana peoples.
- Smart History~Read an overview of the peoples and cultures in Africa.
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General Description
The Bamana peoples are the largest ethnic group in the Republic of Mali. Primarily farmers, these Mande-speaking peoples of the Niger savannah strongly resisted Islam and were known as bambara, or pagans, by the Muslim invaders. Bamana artists work in mud-dyed cloth, wood, iron, bronze, and brass to make ritual objects, masks, and tools.
Adapted from
Roslyn A. Walker, The Arts of Africa at the Dallas Museum of Art (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009), 300.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
(digitized/non-digitized)
Web Resources
- University of Iowa Museum of Art, Art & Life in Africa~Read an essay about blacksmiths in Bamana culture.
- University of Iowa Museum of Art, Art & Life in Africa~Read an essay about Bamana women's pottery.
- University of Iowa Museum of Art, Art & Life in Africa~Learn more about the Bamana peoples.
- Smart History~Read an overview of the peoples and cultures in Africa.
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