Facial mask Wan Balinga
Mossi · Burkina Faso
Reference: MFAZ-17
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- Height
- 74 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
It is an anthropomorphic face touched by a structure formed by a sheet that rests vertically on a wider one in a horizontal position. A kind…
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It is an anthropomorphic face touched by a structure formed by a sheet that rests vertically on a wider one in a horizontal position. A kind of striated knob part of the chin.
He represents a woman, peul or fulbé, who evokes a character from his mythology, Pughtoenga, the bearded woman, the mother of Oubri, the first sovereign. Pughtoenga plays a unifying role between the Nionyse and the Kakonse who consider her their common ancestor, being the daughter of a Nionyse.
Further technical information
- Width
- 29 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
- Recorded weight
- 3 g
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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