AMAZING RARE MUSEUM QUALITY MOSSI MASK BURKINA FASO Start Price USD 590.00 Current Price USD 590.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, July 22, 2008 End Time Tuesday, July 29, 2008 Location 180 E Hartsdale Av # 3D Hartsdale , New York See more about 'AMAZING RARE MUSEUM QUALITY MOSSI MASK BURKINA FASO ' Description Increase Sales by 18% and double your hits - Vendio Gallery Check out my other items!Be sure to add me to your favorites list! O not miss this auction......AMAZING AND RARE ,OLD AT LEAST 60 TO 70 YEARS OLD MOSSI MASK  UPPER VOLTA BURKINA FASO.THIS MASK  COULD BE ON THE FACE OR ON THE HEAD  ,AMAZING IN PERSON VERY VERY RARE MISSING A SMALL PIECE ON THE BACK OF THE MASK DUE TO TIME ,GEOMETRIC TRIANGLE DESIGN IN BEIGE  .EXTRAORDINARY REAL PATINA NOT FAKE.....ALL ORIGINAL NOT A TOURIST MASK ....NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE IT..... MEASURES: 15 " H ,21  WIDE .5 1/2 DEPTH...A MOST FOR ANYONE'S COLLECTION...DO NOT MISS IT ...VERY LOW PRICE .... The Mossi number from 2.2 million to 3.5 million and are the largest ethnic group living in Burkina Faso. They are farmers and herdsmen. They are unique in Burkina Faso for their centralized and hierarchical political system, in addition to clans and professional corporations led by elders. At the apex of the political system is the Moro Naba, or Emperor of the Mossi, whose palace is in Ouagadougou. The rulers use wooden figures to validate political power, while the commoners use masks to honor the spirits of the wilderness. The Mossi are closely associated with totemic animals: the relationship that men and animals hold is of reciprocal dependence and the disgrace or prosperity of one group is reflected also on the other. The YATENGA masks appear during funeral occasions to accompany the dead to their tombs or, placed on familial altars, they are an instrument of communication with the dead. Their task is also to protect wild plants, whose use is collectively regulated. Material:  wood   On Apr-24-07 at 13:33:03 PDT, seller added the following information: Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Click to view supersized image Free counters provided by Vendio  Get simple, reliable, and affordable image hosting with Vendio today! Place a Bid!