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African mask known as the Plank Mask was created by the Yacouba Bonde BOBO-4205
$67.50
$99
35.6/16.5 CM
The An The Bwa – an ethnic group of about 300,000 people who live in small villages and towns in the West African countries of Burkina Faso and Mali – mark rites of passage such as initiations and funerals with masquerades. These masked performances, which take place primarily during the dry season, enable the Bwa to connect with ancestors and other invisible forces that govern the natural world. While some Bwa have adopted Christianity or Islam, most remain animists, a belief system in which nonhuman entities like animals, plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena possess a spiritual essence.".
The An The Bwa – an ethnic group of about 300,000 people who live in small villages and towns in the West African countries of Burkina Faso and Mali – mark rites of passage such as initiations and funerals with masquerades. These masked performances, which take place primarily during the dry season, enable the Bwa to connect with ancestors and other invisible forces that govern the natural world. While some Bwa have adopted Christianity or Islam, most remain animists, a belief system in which nonhuman entities like animals, plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena possess a spiritual essence.".
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