burkina faso: cultural connections a supplement to issue 3 of the schools for africa newsette...
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Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso: Cultural Cultural ConnectionsConnectionsA supplement to ISSUE 3 of the A supplement to ISSUE 3 of the Schools for Africa NewsetteSchools for Africa NewsetteInternational Educational Excellence CommitteeInternational Educational Excellence Committee
Image from www.uiowa.edu/~Africart/photos.html
West African Coastal and Rain Forest Cultures
Africa, The Art of a Continent , edited by Tom Phillips
BamanaBamanaBamanaBamana
Bamana sculpture of a female Bamana sculpture of a female (left)
Wood, iron and oilWood, iron and oil71 cm high71 cm highPrivate collectionPrivate collection
Female figure with container Female figure with container (right)
Wood, oilWood, oilh. 150 cmh. 150 cmPrivate collectionPrivate collection
Both associated with the Both associated with the initiation societies knowninitiation societies known as Jo and Gwan.as Jo and Gwan.
Africa, The Art of a Continent , edited by Tom Phillips, fig. 6.9a and 6.9b
Bamana Gwandusu FiguresBamana Gwandusu FiguresNew York Metropolitan MuseumNew York Metropolitan Museum
BamanaBamana
Pair of masks, Both male and female
Wood, organic matter, fiber
Private collectionPrivate collection
Africa, The Art of a Continent , edited by Tom Phillips, fig. 6.11
Bamana Bamana Chi wara crestsChi wara crestsin wood and fiberin wood and fiber
Mossi Culture, Mossi Culture, Burkina FasoBurkina Faso
NY MetNY Met
Mossi: Yatenga MasqueradeMossi: Yatenga MasqueradeBurkina FasoBurkina Faso
Mossi Culture, Mossi Culture, Burkina FasoBurkina Faso
Blade maskBlade maskWood and pigmentWood and pigment
Musee Barbier Mueller, Musee Barbier Mueller, GenevaGeneva
Bwa peoples, Burkina FasoBwa peoples, Burkina FasoBat or vulture mask Bat or vulture mask
Wood, metal, and pigmentWood, metal, and pigment
Virginia Museum of Fine ArtsVirginia Museum of Fine Arts
frontfront backback
BOBO people, Burkina FasoBOBO people, Burkina FasoOwl Mask Owl Mask
Wood, metal, and pigmentWood, metal, and pigment
Private CollectionPrivate Collection
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Content and pictures courtesy Content and pictures courtesy of Professor Elizabeth Fisher, of Professor Elizabeth Fisher,
Randolph-Macon College, Randolph-Macon College, VirginiaVirginia