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Description
Dimensions: H:26.8" W:6.7" L:6.7" Weight: 10.3 lbs.
Bwa Tribe Wooden Figure – This wooden sculpture is a traditional figure from the Bwa people of Burkina Faso and parts of Mali. Bwa people, known for their bold, geometric art and symbolic carvings. The figure is hand-carved from wood and painted with natural white and black. The circular and square motifs often represent elements like the sun, life cycles and spiritual forces. These sculptures are sed in rituals, especially initiation ceremonies, funerals and harvest festivals. It helps connect the living with the spirit world and ancestral forces.
About the Tribe
The Bwa, also known as the Bobo-Wule, are a people from central Burkina Faso and Mali. They are well-known for using masks made of leaves or wood in ceremonial performances. The majority of Bwa people still believe in animism (the belief that nonhuman entities such as animals, plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena have a spiritual essence), which is reflected in their mask carvings. Masquerades are used by the Bwa to commemorate rites of passage such as initiations and funerals. The Bwa can connect with ancestors and other invisible forces that govern the natural world through these masked performances, which take place primarily during the dry season.
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