"Mossi Tribe Mask"

 Don't wait. There's only 1 of these available. Medium: One of a Kind Hand Carved Wood Dimensions:Height: 3.8 feet/46 inches, 117 centimetersLength: 7 inches, 18 centimeters Region: Burkina Faso, West Africa  Tribe: Mossi TribeApproximate Age: 64 years (1958) Availability: In Stock, Available to Ship Immediately  Item Number: M010 Collection: Tribal MasksTear Sheet: Available Upon RequestProvenance Report: "Mossi Tribe Mask" Condition: Excellent; Not previously owned; UndamagedSourcing: Fair Trade Certificate of Authenticity Provided Custom-made mask stand included with your purchase The Mossi use masks at burials, funerals, and initiations, and at annual year-end ancestral sacrifices. They represent spirits from the wild bush areas surrounding the village, which may appear to humans as animals. When masks are not being worn in performances, they are placed on ancestral shrines in the kimse roogo, or ancestral spirit house of the family that owns them. The spirits protect the family