Zoomorphic mask in shape of a bird (rooster ?) · Burkina Faso, Bobo · ID: 3033948
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Provenance
German Private Collection, HamburgDescription
wood, polychrome paint, with broad beak, decorated with painted and incised geometrical ornaments, drilled holes around the rim, min. dam., missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
the Bobo use a great variety of masks, and even in small villages there are twenty or more types of masks, all entrusted with a special task, and a special role in the masquerade. These masquerades take place on three important occasions: the male initiation ceremonies, thanksgiving, and the funeral of a killed person.
Littérature comparée
Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, München 2007, illl. 166