Dickinson College
Exploring Bamana Dance and Art
Male Antelope Dance Headdress (Ci Wara) 1994.6.3. Gift of Joseph and Doris Gerofsky.
Ritual objects shed light on West African society
The Trout Gallery at Dickinson will host an opening reception for the exhibition “Mafilè Fèn: Bamana Dance and Art.” The reception is Friday, Sept. 2, from 5–7 p.m.
“Mafilè Fèn” considers the role of dance, performance, masks and ritual objects within the society of the Bamana people of Sub-Saharan West Africa. It looks at how art produced by the Bamana culture speaks to its social, spiritual and political structures. The exhibition is organized a curated by Taylor Hunkins ’17. It runs through Jan. 14, 2017.
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Published August 11, 2016