A Bwaba plank mask, the round face with round eyes, protruding mouth and nose in the shape of a curved beak, the geometrical and sickle-shaped plate is decorated with high abstract linear and triangular patterns, set off over a rectangular part of the mask; fine age patina with black, white and reddish paintings, braided plaits of different lengths are attached to the round mask part.

Lit.: Christopher D. Roy and Thomas G.B. Wheelock: "The Land Of The Flying Masks, Art and Culture in Burkina Faso, The Thomas G.B. Wheelock Collection, 2006: plate 140) Prestel

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Height: 150 cm
Weight: 4,2 kg