Cocodrile mask
Bobo · Burkina Faso
Reference: MFG-38
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- Height
- 110 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
The Bobo their society is regulated by a council of elders. They have varied artistic manifestations, bronze jewelry and large polychrome masks, with rounded skull and…
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Full original description
The Bobo their society is regulated by a council of elders. They have varied artistic manifestations, bronze jewelry and large polychrome masks, with rounded skull and topped by one or two horns. They are used for agrarian ceremonies, funerals and initiation. This mask represents one of the primordial animals of most of the cosmogonies of the West African ethnicities. It is a symbol of longevity and protects from death. Polychrome in black and white based on triangles and eyes formed by circles.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Burkina Faso. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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