Bwa culture
(Burkina Faso)
Hawk Mask
19th
-
20th century
wood, pigment, fiber
30¾ x 11 x 9¼ in
78.11 x 27.94 x 23.50 cm
From the Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection, Adolph D.
and Wilkins C.Williams Fund
2004.19
This mask, representing a hawk or vulture, dances in whirling motions. Even when the mask is still, its broad surface and black and-white designs convey the dynamism of flight.