Dimitri André

West and East African Art Auction

An old wooden mask of the Mossi people from Burkina Faso that retains much of its polychromy. This rare mask is anthropozoomorphic, encapsulating in a masterful synthesis human and animal motifs.
Collected in the 1980s
Provenance: private collection.

Vecchia maschera del popolo Mossi del Burkina Faso in legno che mantiene gran parte della policromia. Questa rara maschera è antropozoomorfa, racchiudendo in una magistrale sintesi , stilemi umani e stilemi animali.
Raccolta negli anni ' 80 del novecento
Provenienza: collezione privata.

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Mossi - Burkina Faso

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Old Mossi wooden mask from Burkina Faso, provenance private collection, 80 cm high, 33 cm wide, 27 cm deep, in excellent condition.

Mossi - Burkina Faso

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Old Mossi wooden mask from Burkina Faso, provenance private collection, 80 cm high, 33 cm wide, 27 cm deep, in excellent condition.

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