Nuna peoples, Burkina Faso
Mid-20th century
Wood, pigment, metal
60.5 x 173 x 17 cm (23 13/16 x 68 1/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
2005-6-47, gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company (cat. no. 45)
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This mask depicts a butterfly, one of a cast of masquerade characters, and represents a bush spirit. Because butterflies signal the coming of rain, they are connected with the start of the farming season. The plank mask's broad, richly patterned wings and the small birds and chameleons inserted into the upper edge are characteristic of Nuna masks.
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