Description: Hand-carved Bobo/butterfly masks that represent animals, insects, humans, and supernatural creatures. The masks are commissioned and owned by large, extended families, or clans from Burkina Faso to Cote D'Ivoire. The masks are used on several occasions throughout the year, including initiations, burials, and annual renewal rites associated with planting and harvesting. These events are often competitive, with individual clans striving to present the most elaborate and inventive performance in the community. The mask is worn by a skilled dancer who secures it over his face by gripping a fiber rope on the mask’s back with his teeth. His body is concealed by a bushy fiber costume, traditionally dyed red or black, but now also seen in the bright green, yellow, and purple of European dyes. Accompanied by musicians playing flutes and drums and women singing songs, the masquerader moves rapidly, imitating the behavior of a flying spirit. The dimension is 18 inches high and 7.5 inches wide but with the display stand is 21 inches high. Note pictures are exact representations of the item. item is being sold with display stand, if you do not want the display stand let us know.
Price: 152 USD
Location: Rockville, Maryland
End Time: 2024-09-23T18:06:15.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Bobo Mask
Year of Production: 1900
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 18in
Style: Art Deco
Theme: Art
Material: Wood
Item Length: 16 in
Item Width: 7.5in
Subject: Masks
Culture: African
