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Raffia Animal Mask, Burkina Faso by Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher

Raffia Animal Mask, Burkina Faso

Wild entertainment masks are made of colorful fibers created for amusement. The wooden heads represent powerful animals such as the rooster and the crocodile. Sometimes one of these mischievous masks may even steal a child and run away with it to excite the onlookers.
ITEM #: BF_ATexh_57
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20 x 30 inchesArchival print on Hahnemuehle Fine Art paperxLimitedInquire
30 x 40 inchesArchival print on Hahnemuehle Fine Art paperxLimitedInquire
40 x 60 inchesArchival print on Hahnemuehle Fine Art paperxLimitedInquire
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