Bwa / Gurunsi / Nuna mask - Lot 119

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Bwa / Gurunsi / Nuna mask - Lot 119
Bwa / Gurunsi / Nuna mask Burkina Faso Polychrome wood. H. 48 cm Among the populations of Burkina Faso, animal masks are generally associated with the protective spirits spirits of the bush. The horns and snout of this mask identify it as a buffalo. The masked dancers perform during the dry season at initiations initiations, funerals, market days, harvest festivals and annual harvest festivals and annual renewal rituals, to protect the well-being of the community. Provenance: - Everett Rassiga (New-York/ Budapest/Geneva) - Emily & Paul Stover Wingert (Monclair, New-Jersey) - Christie's sale (Paris) October 30, 2018 lot 45 - Acquired at this sale by its current owners.
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