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Màscara facial nwantantay per a danses rituals
Nwantantay face mask
Nwantantay face masks represent water spirits. They are used in dances involving acrobatic steps for a variety of occasions, such as market days, farming festivals, funerary rituals or initiation ceremonies. They are the work of blacksmiths, who, according to Bwa tradition, act as intermediaries between the god Do and men. They also hold many other ritual responsibilities such as circumcision and …
Creator
- bwa
Type of item
- Mask
- masks (costume)
Medium
- Wood
- wood (plant material)
- pigment
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Rights
- Museu de Cultures del Món
Creation date
Places
- Burkina Faso
Identifier
- MEB CF 2515
- http://hdl.handle.net/10970/objects/H498777
Extent
- 191 x 31,5 x 27 cm
Format
- tallada
Providing country
- Spain
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-06-15T16:28:36.804Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-04-13T14:58:01.810Z