Bird mask (rooster) · Burkina Faso, Nuna/ Bwa · ID: 3044733
sold
EUR 4,000
Provenance
American Private Collection, New YorkSize
H: 31,5 cm
H: 12.4 inch
Description
wood, polychrome painted, rep., base
The origins of the aminal motifs seen in masks are found in the stories, legends and myths transmitted orally by the older generation to the younger. The meaning attributed to these symbols vary from region to region.
Birds in general are messengers who communicate between man and the supernatural world, and they also represent freedom. The cock in particular symbolizes the power of the chief.
Comparing literature
Dagan, Esther A., Man and his vision, Canada 1987, p. 12