Facial Mask Waogo
Mossi · Burkina Faso
Reference: MFZ-7
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- Height
- 58 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
People from Ghana Founded the First Empire Mossi back in the century XVIt is the most important town in Burkina Faso, formerly Upper Volta. They have…
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People from Ghana Founded the First Empire Mossi back in the century XVIt is the most important town in Burkina Faso, formerly Upper Volta. They have a centralized government in addition to being organized by clans and professional organizations or castes of artisans.
They have numerous masks, used in agricultural ceremonies and playful celebrations. Many of their masks are zoomorphs and can receive offerings and libations according to the category of masks.
This mask completely covers the front of the head. Polychrome in black and white (dark brown, with white triangles on each side of a wooden edge with beak triangles running through the head from top to bottom.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
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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