Bobo Sun Mask Concrete even better as a pair

even better as a pair

using nets made from a local doum palm fibre and simple log canoes

can be mounted in various wall positions

Size:  Approx as each one is slightly different t due to the nature of it been hand made

Size: 21cm diameter × 16cm high

Bobo Sun Mask Concrete even better as a pairBobo people, Burkina Faso ceremonial sun mask Carved for agricultural and harvest festivals, this mask honours the sun's power to yield a healthy crop. Its chequerboard pattern of light and dark is read differently depending on the viewer a deliberate ambiguity between innocence and knowledge. The geometric abstraction of Bobo and Bwa masks directly influenced early 20th century Western art movements, from Cubism onward. Origin: Bobo people, Burkina