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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 10349906, member: 8267&quot;]Your mask is from Burkina Faso, and is a type that is usually credited to the Bobo, Gurunsi, and Nuna people. It depicts a hornbill bird. &quot;Birds are messengers who communicate between man and the supernatural world, and they also represent freedom. The hornbill represents harmonious family life, and is associated with the rainy season&quot;.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]520847[/ATTACH] </p><p>Esther A. Dagan: <u>Man and His Vision: The Traditional Wood Sculpture of Burkina Faso</u>. Galerie Amrad African Arts, 1987.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.maskmuseum.org/mask/nuna-hornbill-1/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.maskmuseum.org/mask/nuna-hornbill-1/" rel="nofollow">https://www.maskmuseum.org/mask/nuna-hornbill-1/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Your mask does shows signs of age and possible use. The size and awkward shape make it less likely that it was made for sale, but it can be very difficult to be sure about the age and use of masks unless they come with some specific history.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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