Burkina Faso Cultural Connections A supplement to ISSUE
Burkina Faso: Cultural Connections A supplement to ISSUE 3 of the Schools for Africa Newsette International 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
Bamana sculpture of a female (left) Wood, iron and oil 71 cm high Private collection Female figure with container (right) Wood, oil h. 150 cm Private collection Both associated with the initiation societies known as Jo and Gwan. Africa, The Art of a Continent , edited by Tom Phillips, fig. 6. 9 a and 6. 9 b
Bamana Gwandusu Figures New York Metropolitan Museum
Bamana Pair of masks, Both male and female Wood, organic matter, fiber Private collection Africa, The Art of a Continent , edited by Tom Phillips, fig. 6. 11
Bamana Chi wara crests in wood and fiber
Mossi Culture, Burkina Faso NY Met
Mossi: Yatenga Masquerade Burkina Faso
Mossi Culture, Burkina Faso Blade mask Wood and pigment Musee Barbier Mueller, Geneva
Bwa peoples, Burkina Faso Bat or vulture mask Wood, metal, and pigment Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
BOBO people, Burkina Faso Owl Mask Wood, metal, and pigment Private Collection front back
End of Presentation Content and pictures courtesy of Professor Elizabeth Fisher, Randolph-Macon College, Virginia
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