A Nunuma crest mask, Burkina Faso, winiama or nunuman style, collected in the region of Boromo, zoomorphic with a distinct patern all over, with a crest on its head between two ear like protrusions, the nose thin and beak like, the mouth is rectangular and open bearing canine like teeth, the eyes are large orbs painted on the surface; below is handle like protrusion. faded patina due to use. Certificate of origin and provenance. 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. 406;Tiziana & Gianni Baldizzone: Die Regenmacher. Maskenzauber und Stammesriten, Paris 2020; Till Förster: Skulptur in Westafrika. Masken und Figuren aus Burkina Faso. Sammlung "Burkina Faso" aus dem Morat-Institut für Kunst und Kunstwissenschaft, Freiburg im Breisgau, Bremen 1995.