Anthropozoomorphic plank mask "bayiri" ·  Burkina Faso, Winiama / Nunuma / Bwa · ID: 3050449

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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Littérature comparée

Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 64 and ill. 142