Anthropozoomorphic plank mask "bayiri" · Burkina Faso, Winiama / Nunuma / Bwa · ID: 3050449
Price
EUR 450
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Provenance
German Private Collection, MunichSize
H: 106 cm
H: 41.7 inch
Description
wood, pigments, collection number “M 039”, missing part, rest.
According to Roy, the conception of this mask with a multitude of hook-shaped projections and the crowning stylised figures goes back to the Winiama or Nunuma.
Among the Bwa, this complex plank mask evolved into the type called “bayiri”, which represents a nature spirit responsible for fertility and well-being..
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Comparing literature
Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 64 and ill. 142