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The BWA (from Bobo) and the NUNA live in the dry

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Antique African Mossi Carved Wood Bwa or Bobo Hawk Mask Burkina Faso - Mid Century or Older: Antique African Mossi Carved Wood Bwa or Bobo Hawk Mask Burkina Faso - Mid Century or Older 64" Very good condition for its age. Made from a very long solid wood plank. Hand Carved and hand painted. C

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Tall African Bwa, Burkina Faso polychrome and: Tall African Bwa, Burkina Faso polychrome and carved wood 'Nwantantay' plank mask. Size 43 x 8 x 7 inches. The imagery found in masks of the Bobo, Bwa, Kurumba, Mossi, and others living in Burkina Fas

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Tall African Bwa, Burkina Faso polychrome and: Tall African Bwa, Burkina Faso polychrome and carved wood 'Nwantantay' plank mask. Size 43 x 10 x 7 inches. The imagery found in masks of the Bobo, Bwa, Kurumba, Mossi, and others living in Burkina Fa

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20th C. African Lobi-Mossi Wooden Couple: **Originally Listed At $350** Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi-Mossi, Bobo or Bwa peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A pair of hand-carved wooden figures - a male and a female - created in Burkina Faso, rega

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Plank Mask of an Owl, Bwa People, Burkino Faso: A Bobo type bird mask of oustanding age and quality. From the Rosen collection, as pictured and exhibited herein this book. Height: 11". Width: 58". Book available online.

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Zoomorphic mask "nwenka" - Burkina Faso, Bobo: wood, rep. The "nwenka" mask is one of the oldest and most sacred wooden masks that perform at Bobo masquerades. Tradition claims it dated from the time of creation when "wuro", the Creator God, molde

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Burkina Faso. Bobo tribe 1850 circa. Bronze mask used: Burkina Faso. Bobo tribe 1850 circa. Bronze mask used as authorization pass during the commercial trade. 25x14x6 cm - 637 gr. Very Rare. Extremely fine

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Mexican Folk Art Painted Clay Tree of Life Candelabra: Overall good condition. Some surface wear/ cracks. Approx. dimensions 27 in. H x 17 in. W x 7 in. D. Weight 12 lbs. 8 oz.

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Tanzania Impressive Makonde Ebony Statue â€œTree of Lifeâ€ 9.4 kgâ€“66cm: Tanzania. 1970 circa. Impressive Tribal Makonde Ebony Statue â€œTree of Life”. 9.4 kg. â€“ 66x20x20 cm. An impressive handwork of carving; depicted the Mother with more than twenty chil

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Navajo Shiprock Town Navajo Life Rug, c. 1960s: Navajo Shiprock Town Navajo Life Pictorial Rug, c. 1960s, 38" x 59". The warp count is 9, and the weft count is 26, per inch. Published in "The Weaver's Canvas: An Exhibit of Historic Navajo Landscape

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Life of Sitting Bull by W. Fletcher Johnson [170307]: "Life of Sitting Bull & History of the Indian War 1890-1891" by W. Fletcher Johnson. The title page reads that it is "Profusely Illustrated." Boards show some damage and there is separation from the s

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Tree of Life Gunungan Shadow Puppet: A very fine and beautifully crafted old Shadow Puppet of the Tree of Life, the Gunungan , which is the most important puppet in Javanese theater.The Iconography of this shadow puppet is quite impressi

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Old Carved Life Size Wood Figure, Native American: Old Carved Life Size Wood Figure of Native American. Probably used for advertisement. Signed on the back. Left forearm broken & missing. Most of nose broken & missing. Other chips & missing parts. Ori

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Lwalwa Mask Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lwalwa Mask Democratic Republic of the Congo Inhabiting the triangle formed by the Kasai River and its tributary, the Lwalwa live in the southwest part of the former Kasai province. The Lwalwa believe

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Rare Waura Mask Rio Xingu Amazon Jungle Brazil: An exceedingly rare old ceremonial mask from the Amazon Jungle, made of carved wood and painted designs using Urucu or natural pigments. There are today only 170 Waurá live in several small villages

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BAGA, GUINEA, AFRICAN CARVED WOOD NIMBA, LARGE FEMALE: BAGA, GUINEA, AFRICAN CARVED WOOD NIMBA, LARGE FEMALE SHOULDER MASK H 54" W 15" D 20" The Baga people live in north-western Guinea along the Atlantic coastal areas and include the subgroups Sitemu, Pu

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The BWA (from Bobo) and the NUNA live in the dry

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The BWA (from Bobo) and the NUNA live in the dry savanna land from central Burkina Faso. Such as other peoples in this area, the BWA and the NUNA seek the help from mighty spirits who live in the wild forests and in the rivers around their villages.

All the BWA masks represent the spirits of the nature, which are the only ones to have an influence on humans. They hope to be able to control these forces, in order to solicit their help against destructive forces. The BWA masks enable the visibility of the spirits which opens them for communication.

Please look at the astonished expression. 37 x 21 x 16 cm

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