Loniake Iron Mask
Toussian · Burkina Faso
Reference: MFG-39
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- Height
- 40 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
The mask, called Loniaké, is made from a wooden plate, away from the eyes of young women and young women, as well as women who have…
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Full original description
The mask, called Loniaké, is made from a wooden plate, away from the eyes of young women and young women, as well as women who have not yet been mothers, as their eyesight would expose them to definitive infertility. Only the elderly and adults can see the mask outside the funerals and also the women of blacksmiths, in principle the pottery, who are in charge of procuring the water rations due to the mask. After the ceremonies the mask is jealously guarded by the remarkable appointed to such a need. They are protective masks of childhood, crops and the health of families.
In addition to participating in funerals and more funeral rites, they participate in the initiation of adolescents and are responsible for monitoring social harmony in the village.
This mask is topped by two stylized skull heads.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Second half of the 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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