Buffalo Mask - Nunuma People - Burkina Faso SOLD

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The Nunuma are a sub-group of the so called Gurunsi people of Burkina Faso. They are most similar to the southern Bwa. Masks represent a number of characters, based on myths - animals including the antelope, buffalo, monkey, bush-pig, crocodile, butterfly & the hawk. Other masks represents bush spirits that take supernatural forms. The masks are linked to all important events in village life. Wooden masks reintegrate man into village society following the harvest, when farmers must return to village society and conform to rules for correct social behavior. The masks serve as agents for social control in these villages and are very family oriented.

28"H x 15"W x 9.5"D