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"Bobo Mask of Dance" is a wood sculpture with painted accents. A human face with two protruding shapes make up the mask, while a long structure sit atop.
37" x 9" x 4"
The Bobo are an ethnic group living primarily in Burkina Faso, with some living north in Mali. Bobo is also a shortened name of the second-largest city in Burkina Faso, Bobo-Dioulasso. Masks fashioned from leaf, fiber, cloth and wood are usually worn with leaf and fiber costume. The major context is men's initiation.
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