Rooster Mask

wan-oraogo
Mossi
21” H
19th Century

Provenance
J. Liotard
Thomas GB Wheelock Collection #1817

Published
“Land of the Flying Masks, Art and Culture in Burkina Faso.: The Thomas GB Wheelock Collection.” Munich/ Berlin/ London/ New York
Prestel New York Prestel 2007. Christopher Roy and Thomas GB Wheelock #131

Mask served as a shrine to family altar,
vehicle of communication with leanage of ancestors
and the spirit world.
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