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For example, both the Bwa and the Buna people of Burkina Faso have hawk masks, with the shape of the beak identifying a mask as either Bwa or Buna. In both cases, the hawk's wings are decorated with geometric patterns that have moral meanings; saw-shaped lines represent the hard path followed by ancestors, while chequered patterns represent the ...
Built in horizontal shapes, these masks can represent different animals and have specific designs. For example, a butterfly mask would have concentric circles, while a hawk mask would have a plain white surface. these masks are worn for female entertainment. [12] The northern Bwa use leaf masks more than wooden ones.
The Bwa produce several different kinds of masks, including leaf masks dedicated to the god named Dwo, and wooden masks dedicated to the god Lanle. Leaf masks, Bwa village of Boni, 2006 Bwa masks, village of Dossi, 1985. The style of the Bwa is well-known to collectors and scholars around the world.
Bwa masks in the village of Dossi. Two plank masks, two crocodile masks, a leper mask, and two buffaloes. Photo 1985 by Christopher D. Roy Other information It is my own photograph. I am desperately trying to add legitimate photos to the website that is 90% based on my own personal research: Date: 1985: Source: I took the photo in Dossi in 1985
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These masks almost always have streaks (incised or painted) on their surface and they are sometimes round shaped (especially among the Luba). [1] They were used in ceremonies of the Kifwebe secret societies where dances of the same name were performed, and the masks were then dressed with beards of long plant fibres attached to holes on the edges of the mask (Figure A).
Raven/Sisiutl transformation mask, open, by Oscar Matilpi, Kwakwaka'wakw Nation (1996), in the permanent collection of The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis "Sun" masks were usually round, with a hawk-like figure in the middle. Pieces of wood emanating from the edges symbolize the sun's rays. Sun masks are usually painted white, orange and red.