Bwa Butterfly Hawk Mask Burkina Faso

Description

Bwa Butterfly Hawk Mask Burkina Faso
These wide headdresses transformed the dancer into a supernatural being. The Do society at dances used them to promote fertility of the fields and at the funerals of Do members. The geometric designs all have meanings. The checkerboard pattern symbolizes the separation of light from dark, good from evil, and female from male.
Origin:
Côte d'Ivoire
Material:
Wood
Dimensions:
Height; 43 in. x Width; 17 in. x Depth; 10 in.