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Highly Stylized Mossi Mask with Hand Finial African Art: A Large carved wooden mask with highly abstract facial features and a most interesting front lock finial that evolves into an arm and hand. A very unusual example. Mossi peoples or related ethnic grou
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Original MOSSI Mask / Burkina Faso origin: Description: Original MOSSI Mask / Burkina Faso origin. Medium: Wood, Linen and beads Measurement approximate: 18 H Inches Shipping cost: $45 Different rate to California, Hawaii and Alaska applies
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African Mossi Mask (Wan-Balinga), Burkina Faso: African Mossi Mask (Wan-Balinga), Burkina Faso. Carved wood and pigment. Stand not included. Size: 13'' x 6'' x 7'' (33 x 15 x 18 cm).
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A Mossi Mask, "wan-balinga": Maske, "wan-balinga" Mossi, Burkina Faso Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 39,5 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Die Mossi kennen eine Vielzahl von Masken mit Totemismus-Charakter
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Fine Old African Mossi Mask, Burkina Faso: Fine Old African Mossi Mask, Burkina Faso. Carved wood. Size: 23'' x 8'' x 7'' (58 x 20 x 18 cm).
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A Mossi Mask: Widder-Maske Mossi, Burkina Faso Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 27,5 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Genf. Die Mossi kennen eine Vielzahl von Masken mit Totemismus-Charakter, die einen T
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A MOSSI MASK
A MOSSI MASK
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Mossi plank mask, a plain face with two eye holes, a crenelated nasal ridge leading to a plank-like crest supporting a female figure. Dry unpainted surface on the face, the crest in two sections sewn together with a thin band of metal. The female has lost her arms, she has cowrie shell eyes and pendulous breasts. These masks are owned by clans and at funerals a young man of the family is picked to dance with the mask, his identity is hidden but he is not considered a supernatural being. Mounted on a custom base, 59"highFrom a Harrison, NY Estate
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