Owl Mask
Bwa · Burkina Faso
Reference: MFG-72
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- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Vertical owl mask, presents the open mouth in the form of a rhombus or square supported on a vertex. They are usually large masks, light wood…
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Vertical owl mask, presents the open mouth in the form of a rhombus or square supported on a vertex.
They are usually large masks, light wood and colorful polychrome on a white background, which are manifested during fertility cults and after harvests. Its carriers, when dancing, make artistic evolutions, and jump like trying to fly back. Dark brown and red colors on white. This mask features a disc-shaped face on which rises the beak that occupies the bottom of what is presented as a cross topped with two parallel carved figures.
These masks symbolize the spirit Leele..
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
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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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