A Bwaba plank mask, the round face with circular eyes, protruding mouth and nose in shape of a curved beak, the geometric and crescent panel is decorated with high abstract, triangular and chess-patterns with a concave openwork part on top; fine aged patina with black, white and reddish paintings, a water-damage and a missing piece on the right side, agecracks and traces of erosion, signs of age and ritual use.

Analogous exemplar in Thomas Wheelock, Flying Masks of Burkina, pl 140.

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Height: 164 cm
Weight: 4,5 kg