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Mossi

Mossi

Five Continents Editions

English Text.
Milano, 2015; paperback, pp. 160, col. ill., cm 15x25.
(Visions of Africa).

series: Visions of Africa

ISBN: 88-7439-700-3 - EAN13: 9788874397006

Subject: Essays (Art or Architecture),Sculpture,Wood (Frames, Carving, Furniture, Tarsia)

Period: 1800-1960 (XIX-XX) Modern Period

Places: Out of Europe

Extra: African Art and Tribal Art

Languages: english text  

Weight: 0.67 kg


The Mossi people of Burkina Faso have a rich and complex history that is mirrored by the several types and styles of figures and masks they create. The chiefs use political art in the form of royal figures to validate their rule, while those in the spiritual class make masks that represent the spirits of nature. Unlike several other West African peoples, the Mossi have not converted to Islam in large numbers, so they continue to create spiritual art much as their ancestors did hundreds of years ago. As this book attests, the Mossi have continued to create brilliant works that they use to this day to express ideas about politics and religion.

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