Bwa Plank Mask | Exhibition Print

Bwa Plank Mask | Exhibition PrintEdition: Limited to 10 Size: 29. 7cm x 42cm Paper: Somerset Velvet for Epson 255 gsm, 100% cotton rag From the Bwa peoples of Burkina Faso and Mali. Bwa plank masks (often called nwantantay) are made to be worn in masquerade. A dancer performs the tall, graphic form with a full fibre costume; the mask is traditionally secured by gripping a rope at the back with the teeth. In performance, these masks embody spirit forces that shape human life,

In Yorùbá storytelling

then saved grains to plant

it is inspired by two masks

sometimes through initiation

where the face

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the supreme deity is often called Engai/Enkai

sometimes said to stand around two feet tall

Fulani braids often feature multiple plaits set in a recognisable pattern: braids that fall to either side of the face

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and taking burning wood from human campfires

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