Kurumba

The Kurumba are located in the north of the country Boboin the border area of Burkina and Mali, mainly in the Arbinda region. The mask of the Kurumba is a Great Mask, which appears on the 1.000 CFA francs. Civilizing hero Yinigue and his sons came down from the sky touched with this mask representing the male horse antelope or hypothragus that the Indians call Koba. They also have the hare mask and the hyena mask that dance in the fields with the mask of the antelope, to announce the coming of winter. The mask bearer must carry an arrow in his hand and lift a lot of dust during the dance. MASCARA KURUMBA They live north of Burkina faso. These masks that represent the head of an antelope with an elongated neck participate in the gathering parties and funerals, embodying in the latter case the soul of the deceased. MASCARA KURUMBA It is a mask of Burkina faso. It represents Yirigue, a hero who expelled the evil spirits from the fields during the first agricultural works. In addition to the agricultural festivities, he participates in the mourning ceremonies, ending the mourning in honor of the deceased.