Bobo mask Bewa. - mossi - Burkina Faso (No reserve price)

The Bwa ethnic group, consisting of 320,000 people, occupies a geographical area extending from the banks of the Bani River in northern Mali to the border of Ghana and the entire Burkina Faso.
The geometric figures depicted on the masks of the Bobo, Bwa, Kurumba, Mossi, and others from Burkina Faso generally combine characteristics attributed by traditional religion, which are closely related to the spirits of nature.
Additionally, the style or design of these masks represents humans, animal spirits, and even insects. Bold geometric shapes repeated in painted patterns of bright colors animate the surfaces of these relatively abstract forms. When used in ceremonies, the masks embody nature or the spirits of ancestors who interact with humans and influence their lives in the name of natural forces acting within the Bwa clans.