Helmet mask with board-shaped superstructure "nwenka" · Burkina Faso, Bobo · ID: 3050942
Franz Müller-Steinfurth, Speyer, Germany
Helmut Bruchner, Munich, Germany (2008)
Description
wood, colour pigments, black mass, rest., base
The “nwenka” mask is one of the oldest and most sacred wooden masks that perform at Bobo masquerades. Tradition claims it dated from the time of creation when “wuro”, the Creator God, molded the world from moist clay and made creatures to inhabit it.
The “nwenka” masked dance imitates “wuro’s” creating the world. The masks are worn with a costume of thick fibres.
The object Helmet mask with board-shaped superstructure “nwenka” with the object ID 3050942 was part of the auction Auction 103 on November 16, 2024. The object with the lot number 127 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,500 with an asking price of EUR 2,000.
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