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THBAfrican Bobo Mask (Burkina Faso)
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New York, NY 10012
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CITYarts, Inc. is a nonprofit public arts and education organization recreated in 1989 by Executive and Creative Director Tsipi Ben-Haim after its predecessor, Cityarts Workshop, closed down in 1988. With a new name and a new mission, Tsipi Ben-Haim wanted the voices of our youth to be heard. She cr...Read more
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- Lot Description
African Bobo Mask (Burkina Faso)
n.d.
Sese wood, paint
17 x 10 x 8 in.
Courtesy of Waldo and Rita Falkener
The Bobo people are an ethnic group with a population of just
over 100,000, who have lived in Burkina Faso for centuries.
Various Bobo masks are made out of leaves, fiber, and wood, and
each serves various purposes. Masks made out of wood, like the
one above, represent multiple spirits who protect the Bobo
people and are worn during ceremonies associated with
initiation, new crops, and funerals.Source: https://www.plu.edu/africanartcollection/masks/tere-mask/learn-more-tere-mask/
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