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Bambara mask with a stylistic representation of an antelope, National Gallery for Foreign Art. The Bamana people adapted many artistic traditions. Artworks were created both for religious use and to define cultural and religious difference. Bamana artistic traditions include pottery, sculpture, weaving, iron figures, and masks. While the ...
The Bamana Empire (also Bambara Empire or Ségou Empire, Bambara: ߓߊ߲ߓߊߙߊ߲߫ ߝߊ߯ߡߟߊ, romanized: Banbaran Fāmala) was one of the largest states of West Africa in the 18th century. [ 1 ] : 408 Along with Kaarta it was one of the most important successors of the Songhai Empire .
Bambara, also known as Bamana (N'Ko script: ߓߡߊߣߊ߲) or Bamanankan (N'Ko script: ߓߡߊߣߊ߲ߞߊ߲; Arabic script: بَمَنَنكَن), is a lingua franca and national language of Mali spoken by perhaps 14 million people, natively by 4.2 million Bambara people and about 10 million second-language users. [1]
Bambara or Bambarra may refer to: Bambara people, an ethnic group, primarily in Mali Bambara language, their language, a Manding language; Bamana Empire, a state that flourished in present-day Mali (1640s–1861) Bambara, a genus of feather-winged beetles; Bambara groundnut, a traditional food crop in Africa (Vigna subterranea)
Bemba (also known as Ngala or Pemba) is the creator god in the traditional religion of the Bambara people of Mali. [1] [2] The name is used to refer to Bemba, who is portrayed as a god consisting of four distinct beings (Pemba, Nyale, Faro, and Ndomadyiri) and is sometimes used to refer to one of its members, Pemba. Although Bemba is often ...
The mask is also used in agricultural rituals. The Bambara people are primarily concerned with agriculture, and the fertility of the land. They have a strong connection with the earth and believe the mask will ensure a good harvest and it celebrates an excellent farmer. The Bambara people had six male societies and each society had its own ...
Mansong Diarra (c. 1790 –1808), also rendered Monzon Jara, [1] was the faama of the Bambara Empire. [2] Son of king Ngolo Diarra, he the throne of Ségou following his father's death in battle. [3] He earned renown as a great warrior, with defeats against several other groups, including Kaarta, Massina, Dogon, and Mossi. [1]
Epic of Bamana Segu (or Epic of Bambara Segu) is one of the longest epics recorded in Africa. [1] The epic was composed by Bambara people in the 19th century. The epic reflects on political and military events which occurred during the reign of three rulers of the second dynasty of Segu Bambara State: Ngolo Diarra, his son Monzon Diarra and grandson Da Monzon Diarra.