Zoomorphic plank mask "nwantantay" · Burkina Faso, Bwa · ID: 3052414
Starting price
EUR 2,500
Estimated price
EUR 4,500
Provenance
Emil Storrer, Zurich, SwitzerlandSize
H: 192 cm
H: 75.6 inch
Description
wood, pigments, original repair (crack)
Plank masks are the major artistic expression of the southern Bwa. They are signbords or tablets on which the graphic patterns communicate the ethical and moral values of the community.
Comparing literature
Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 140