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Face Mask
Face Mask
early 1900s
Wood and paint
Overall: 34 x 14 x 14 cm (13 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2014.1
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Fun Fact
This mask was worn and danced upon the death of an elder, escorting the corpse to the grave.
Description
Only the farmers among the Mossi people employ masks. This mask’s proper name, wan-balinga, evokes a mythical figure who was the mother of the first Mossi ruler. Such masks are most typically worn and danced with on the occasion of the funeral of a male or female elder as escorts of the corpse to the grave. They also appear during annual memorial services that occur months after the actual burial, when all the deceased clan members are commemorated and
honored.
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