Burkina Faso: Mossi and Bobo
The major artworks of the Bukina Faso masks are mostly from the people of Mossi and Bobo.
The Mossi are a very powerful people who raided and defeated the communities of the plains around them.
Such people included
the Dogon, Timbuktu, Bagana and Qualata.
The Mossi people believe that the horse is endowed with
exceptional powers and, therefore, military leaders are regarded as horses.
The Mossi masks which are blade-shaped and on which a
female figure stands in the background are worn by the military leaders or masters whom they call in their language 'Naba' during the Wango rites.
The Mossi and Bobo masks are blade shaped and are carved out of wood.
However, the Bobo are painted. The face of the masks is in relief and the back is attached to a high board that is sometimes indented with geometric and coloured motifs as the people's device.
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