Mask

c. 1940–50 Overall: 86.4 cm (34 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.291

This towering mask was worn by an initiated man in his twenties or thirties. The red, black, and white pigments are commonly used in Burkina Faso. Later, these colors became associated with the names of three major rivers and with the Burkinabé flag.

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