Carved Plank Mask Bwa Bobo Oule Of Burkina Faso

$1,000 · Offered by Second Story Books

Burkina Faso: 20th century. Large carved wooden mask in the style of the Bwa peoples of Burkina Faso, featuring a broad oval face surmounted by dramatic ridged antelope-like horns. The mask is decorated in black and white pigments with geometric eye surrounds, a rectangular mouth, and stylized horn ornamentation. Such masks are associated with masquerade traditions that embody bush spirits and animal forms important to community ceremonial life. A visually powerful

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