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 A Mossi helmet mask in shape of a serpent, Burkina Faso, region of Kaya; white and blackened pigments, attachment holes at the rim for the raffia costume. From all animal helmet masks the Mossi - most of them are birds, chameleons and antelopes - the shape of the serperpent seems to be extremly rare. Lit.: Christopher D. Roy/Thomas G.B. Wheelock: Land of the Flying Masks. Art and Culture in Burkina Faso. The Thomas G. B. Wheelock Collection, Prestel 2007, p. 402. sold Length: 77 cm |
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