Mask (wan-balinga)

early 1900s Overall: 34 x 14 x 14 cm (13 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.) Source image
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Only the farmers among the Mossi people employ masks. This mask’s proper name, wan-balinga, evokes a mythical figure who was the mother of the first Mossi ruler. Such masks are most typically worn and danced with on the occasion of the funeral of a male or female elder as esco...

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