Hyena mask · Burkina Faso, Winiama · ID: 3040987
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Provenance
Thomas Waigel, Pfinztal, GermanySize
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch
Description
wood, red and black paint, kaolin, eyes in concentric circles, accentuated cut geometrical patterns, painted in traditional colours in red, white and black, wart-like projections, slightly dam., minor missing parts, abrasion of paint;
like the bush pig, the hyaena performes separately from the other animal spirits, which despise it for its “dirty habits”. All the animal masks represent bush spirits and have a protective function.
Comparing literature
Roy, Christopher, Art of the Upper Volta Rivers, Paris 1987, p. 222