A Mossi helmet mask

A Mossi helmet mask, Burkina Faso, Collected in the Yakono region; shaped like a rooster and known as Wan Naraogo, encrusted patina and geometric patterns on the beak; signs of ritusl use and age, certificate of origin and provenance.

Lit.: Christopher D. Roy/Thomas G.B. Wheelock: Land of the Flying Masks. Art and Culture in Burkina Faso. The Thomas G. B. Wheelock Collection, Prestel ,Tiziana & Gianni Baldizzone: Die Regenmacher. Maskenzauber und Stammesriten, Paris 2020.

Height: 47 cm
Weight: 1,4 kg incl. stand