Masque buffle ·  Burkina Faso, Bwa · ID: 3042802

Description

wood, painted in black, red and white, carved with typical ornaments accentuated by paint (concentric circles, cross pattern), cord for additionally fixing the mask with the teeth on the backside, slightly dam. (snout), rep. (horns with three breakages), cracks, abrasion of paint.
The animal masks represent “spirits of the wild” a lineage feels special relatedness with and expects protection of the field work.

Littérature comparée

Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, ill. 148