1. Burkina Faso: Cultural Connections A supplement to ISSUE 3 of the Schools for Africa Newsette International Educational Excellence Committee Image from www.uiowa.edu/~Africart/photos.html

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

3. 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

4. Bamana Gwandusu Figures New York Metropolitan Museum

5. 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

6. Bamana Chi wara crests in wood and fiber

7. Mossi Culture, Burkina Faso NY Met

8. Mossi: Yatenga Masquerade Burkina Faso

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

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

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

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