A female Ba butterfly mask, Bukina Faso, of highly abstract form, wide-spread wings decorated on each side of the front with six circle motifs and chessboard pattern on the backside , the round face with circular eyes and protruding mouth and nose; fine aged patina with black, white and red pigment.

Roy (1987: 270) notes: "Bwa wooden masks represent a number of characters in the myths of their families and clans. Masks represent numerous animals including the antelope, bush buffalo, monkey [...], the crocodile and fish of several types [...] and insects including the butterfly [...]. The bird masks and butterflieds are the most abstract, consisting of a broad, horizontal plank, decorated with large concentric patterns. The mouth projects from the center and there [...are] circles representing the patterns on the butterfly's wings."

3.600 - 4.600,- Euro

Length 245 cm
Weight: 14,5 kg