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Art and Culture in Art and Culture in Contemporary AfricaContemporary Africa

Burkina FasoBurkina Faso

www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countries/africa/bf.htmwww.worldatlas.com/webimage/countries/africa/bf.htm

Mossi tribe of Burkina FasoMossi tribe of Burkina Faso

Tribe of over 3 million Tribe of over 3 million peoplepeople

Largest in Burkina FasoLargest in Burkina Faso Gained independence Gained independence

from French in 1960.from French in 1960. Only tribe of inland Only tribe of inland

west Africa to have a west Africa to have a centralized governmentcentralized government

www.zyama.com/mossi/pics.htmwww.zyama.com/mossi/pics.htmwww.sodemartsheel.com/www.sodemartsheel.com/

burkinafasoimage1_painted_houburkinafasoimage1_painted_houses.htmses.htm

Introducing girls to Mossi artIntroducing girls to Mossi art

The Bigga DollThe Bigga Doll

www.zyama.com/mossi/pics..htmwww.zyama.com/mossi/pics..htm

The role of masksThe role of masks

Masks are used to honor Masks are used to honor the spirits of naturethe spirits of nature

www.zyama.com/mossi/A349mwww.zyama.com/mossi/A349mossi.jpgossi.jpgwww.zyama.com/mossi/www.zyama.com/mossi/

S2M9M562.jpgS2M9M562.jpg

Bwa tribe of Burkina FasoBwa tribe of Burkina Faso

From central Burkina From central Burkina FasoFaso

www.ethnix.com/Masks/www.ethnix.com/Masks/CATEGORY/Plank/CATEGORY/Plank/bobobwa/05.html bobobwa/05.html

Bwa masksBwa masks

Masks are used in Masks are used in ceremonies to ceremonies to represent spirits of represent spirits of ancestors and the ancestors and the connections between connections between humans and animalshumans and animals

store1.yimg.com/I/store1.yimg.com/I/art98_1814_72964437art98_1814_72964437

Yoruba Tribe of NigeriaYoruba Tribe of Nigeria

Over ten million people in Over ten million people in the Yoruba tribethe Yoruba tribe

They are from NigeriaThey are from Nigeria

www.worldatlas.com/www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/africa/webimage/countrys/africa/ng.htmng.htm

The Roll of MasksThe Roll of Masks

Used to connect with Used to connect with the spiritual worldthe spiritual world

www.rebirth.co.za/images/www.rebirth.co.za/images/Yoruba_mask_EBR_2325.jpgYoruba_mask_EBR_2325.jpg

ERE IBEJIERE IBEJI

Represents a twin child Represents a twin child that has passed awaythat has passed away

www.randafricanart.com/images/www.randafricanart.com/images/charm_1_.jpgcharm_1_.jpg

www.randafricanart.com/images/www.randafricanart.com/images/twins2_1_.jpgtwins2_1_.jpg

Mende tribeMende tribe

www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/africa/sl.htmwww.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/africa/sl.htm

Nowo MaskNowo Mask

Used in ceremony of a Used in ceremony of a young girls transition into young girls transition into a womena women

gallery.sjsu.edu/exhibits/african/gallery.sjsu.edu/exhibits/african/africaexhibit/imageswitharrows/africaexhibit/imageswitharrows/mendemask.htmlmendemask.html

ReferencesReferences

Yoruba TribeYoruba Tribe http://www.rebirth.co.za/yoruba_mask_history_meaning.htmhttp://www.rebirth.co.za/yoruba_mask_history_meaning.htm http://www.randafricanart.com/Yoruba_Ibeji.htmlhttp://www.randafricanart.com/Yoruba_Ibeji.html

Mende TribeMende Tribe www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/people/Mende.htmlwww.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/people/Mende.html gallery.sjsu.edu/exhibits/african/africaexhibit/imageswitharrows/mendemask.htmlgallery.sjsu.edu/exhibits/african/africaexhibit/imageswitharrows/mendemask.html

BooksBooks Art History (second edition) 2005, Peterson Education, Inc.,Art History (second edition) 2005, Peterson Education, Inc., Africa the Art of a Continent, Time Warner & Warner Brothers Africa the Art of a Continent, Time Warner & Warner Brothers

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