Ceremonial Bird
Mossi · Burkina Faso
Reference: -54
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- Material
- Wood and pigments
Bird that embodies tutelary spirits, used in various ceremonies. It is a protective spirit, which is why it is used in funerals and burials, to watch…
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Full original description
Bird that embodies tutelary spirits, used in various ceremonies. It is a protective spirit, which is why it is used in funerals and burials, to watch over ancestors. They are also called upon for good harvests. In many of these ceremonies, in the family or village altars, libations of millet beer will be offered.
This black bird, with its wings deployed, carries geometrical drawings with a slight relief along its entire body.
Among the Mossi masks are frequent those representing bird heads.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or older
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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