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Bwa Mask, Burkina Faso (wood) (see also 199808, 199810 & 199811)

Bwa Mask, Burkina Faso (wood) (see also 199808, 199810 & 199811)
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Bwa Mask, Burkina Faso (wood) (see also 199808, 199810 & 199811)

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characteristic red, white & black colouring; worn by dancers on market days & at funerals & initiation ceremonies, organised by individual clans during the dry season; the combination of markings takes on meanings depending on context & level of knowledge of initiate;

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