A Mossi mask with superstructure (Kô), Karanga, region Pâ, village Pâ, Burkina Faso, of hollowed triangle form, with convex face, two hemispherical pierced eyes, atop is a large hornbill, two branches spring from the plank, pierced through at the rim for attachment, the entire mask is decorated with incised geometrical ornaments; carved from three pieces of brown wood, traces of use and age, several cracks, incl. stand.

These type of mask are used at funerals and initiations

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. 405.

700 - 800,- Euro

Height: 97 cm
Weight: 3,6 kg