Bwa
Burkina Faso
Northern Africa and the Sahel
Plank Mask (Luruya)
INV-1559
Bwa
Burkina Faso
Northern Africa and the SahelLate 19th or early 20th century
Plank Mask (Luruya)
Bwa Burkina Faso Northern Africa and the Sahel →bwaArts of Africaafrican ArtNorthern Africa and the Sahelmasksarts of Africa
Date
Late 19th or early 20th century
Medium
Wood and pigment
Dimensions
63.5 × 20.4 × 15.3 cm (25 × 8 × 6 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Joan Faletti Scottberg, the Faletti Family Collection
A specific group of families controls the production and performances of this type of abstract wooden plank mask with geometric designs in red, black, and white. Stemming from the village of Boni and belonging to the Bondé family, this mask was performed in honor of a historic ancestor. He was a person of short stature and is remembered as a masterful hunter who spent long periods of time alone in the forest.
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