Bobo Poisson African Wood Mask Wall Décor-32.5/18.5 CM. This wall décor mask of a mask used by the Bobo tribe of Burkina Faso.
Featuring a round mask, colorful face mask with a large, fin-like appendage, this wall décor is used during Bobo fish harvest celebrations, where tribespeople thanks the gods for a bountiful catch and ask for more in the years to come. Ghanaian artisan Salihu Ibrahim handcrafts the mask of local sese wood. He names it Poisson, meaning'fish' in French. An original patina covers the item. New listing Handcrafted Long colorful hand craftedWest African Wall Art Hand Carved - 2058. African ART Baule GURO mask carved in wood- 1692. New listing Authentic Antique Hand Beautiful African Mask - Wood -Sun Mask 2068. Vintage Hand Carved Wooden decor Gunyege Mask - Dan People - Liberia-1919. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\African\1900-Now\Masks".The seller is "naga_4823" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.