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Bwa Mask, Burkina Faso (wood) (see also 199808, 199809 & 199811)

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HSC199810
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Bwa Mask, Burkina Faso (wood) (see also 199808, 199809 & 199811)
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African School / African
Location
Horniman Museum, London, UK
Medium
wood
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characteristic red, white & black colouring; worn by dancers on market days & at funerals & initiation ceremonies, organised by individual clans during the dry season; the combination of markings takes on meanings depending on context & level of knowledge of initiate; X motif, called bidaywh, one of most important to Bwa; during initiation it is cut into the forehead of men and women to create characteristic scar; crescent shape represents 'moon of masks' that shines during the season when masked performances take place;

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upper volta / geometric / plank mask
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