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40.5/14.5 -CM
Such tall plank masks ‘dance’ alongside the Bwa people masks during large harvest festivals. The lower, round face part of this style of mask, called ‘Bayiri’, represents the head of an owl. The hooked projections symbolise the beak of the hornbill. Bird representations often appear on Bobo-Bwa masks in different variations. This is because birds embody the connection between the world of man and the world of the supernatural. The present plank mask is designed in the typical relief-style of the Bobo-Bwa.