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Artworks
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Bobo Crested Helmet Mask, bolo
Western Burkina Faso, Dande region
Wood, pigment
Height: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Provenance:
Estate of Thomas G.B. Wheelock
Published:
Christopher D. Roy, Thomas G.B. Wheelock. Land of the Flying Masks: Art and Culture in Burkina Faso, The Thomas G.B. Wheelock Collection. Munich, Berlin, London, New York: Prestel, 2007. Cat. 182
This genre of Bobo helmet masks, known as bolo, are worn by blacksmiths at important agricultural celebrations, initiation rituals and funerals. The sagittal crest is the defining characteristic of bolo masks. The surface of the mask is incised with geometric patterns.
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