Burkina Faso: Cultural Connections A supplement to ISSUE 3 of the Schools for Africa Newsette International Educational Excellence Committee Image from

West African Coastal and Rain Forest Cultures Africa, The Art of a Continent, edited by Tom Phillips

BamanaBamana Bamana sculpture of a female Bamana sculpture of a female (left) Wood, iron and oil 71 cm high Private collection Female figure with container Female figure with container (right) Wood, oil h. 150 cm Private collection Both associated with the Both associated with the initiation societies known initiation societies known as Jo and Gwan. as Jo and Gwan. Africa, The Art of a Continent, edited by Tom Phillips, fig. 6.9a and 6.9b

Bamana Gwandusu Figures New York Metropolitan Museum

Bamana Pair of masks, Both male and female Wood, organic matter, fiber Private collection Africa, The Art of a Continent, edited by Tom Phillips, fig. 6.11

Bamana Chi wara crests in wood and fiber

Mossi Culture, Burkina Faso NY Met

Mossi: Yatenga Masquerade Burkina Faso

Mossi Culture, Burkina Faso Blade mask Wood and pigment Musee Barbier Mueller, Geneva

Bwa peoples, Burkina Faso Bat or vulture mask Wood, metal, and pigment Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

frontback BOBO people, Burkina Faso Owl Mask Wood, metal, and pigment Private Collection

End of Presentation Content and pictures courtesy of Professor Elizabeth Fisher, Randolph-Macon College, Virginia