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No. 84116325
Bwa - Burkina Faso (No Reserve Price)
No. 84116325
Bwa - Burkina Faso (No Reserve Price)
Bwa mask presents an owl. The masks are used both for burial ceremonies as for festive occasions.
Bwa is a small tribe (300,000 people - compare this with the neighbors, the Mossi tribe: 2.2 million) and live in Burkina Faso and Mali and are known for their polychrome plank masks. Horizontal masks prey, usually portraying the hawk, or butterflies and vertical masks to propose an owl. The masks are used both for burial ceremonies as for festive occasions. The mask is in good used condition.
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