African Sun Mask Bwa African - Wooden Tribal Face Mask Wall Art - Unique Home Décor from Burkina Faso - Handcrafted African Sculpture-9533

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These striking face masks are made by the BWA people of Burkina Faso who are prolific producers of art with a rich masking tradition that is still evolving and flourising. BWAs are most recognised for their decorative patterns and repetition of shapes and many of their masks are used in agricultural and fertility rites when sowing crops. These sun-shaped forms usually affirm the power of the sun, moon and cycles of nature. Hung on a wall or displayed