Mask "nwenka" · Burkina Faso, Bobo · ID: 3050451
Prix d'appel
300 €
Prix d'Estimation
500 €
Provenance
Gernan Private Collection, MunichDescription
wood, pigments, cord, remains of mass, collection no. “M 062”
“Nwenka” embodies the spirit of “dwo”, the son of the creator god “wuro”. Viewed as one of the most sacred of all Bobo masks (second only to the “molo"mask), “nwenka” is used exclusively by blacksmiths in cults centred around “dwo’s” spirit (the “kwele dwo”, “dwosa”, and “sibe dwo” cults).
Littérature comparée
Roy, Christopher, Art of the Upper Volta Rivers, Paris 1987, p. 328 ff.