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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Name: Bwa Creator Nationality: African; Central African; Burkinabe Creator Role: Artist Creator Name-CRT: Bwa Title: Plank Mask View: front Creation Start Date: 1950 Creation End Date: 1970 Creation Date: about 1960 Object Type: Sculpture Classification Term: Miscellaneous Materials and Techniques: Wood, pigment Dimensions: H.82-1/2 x W.18 x D.9-1/2 in. AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA ID Number: 98.2 Credit Line: The William Hood Dunwoody Fund Rights: http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html Context: Masks play an important role in the renewal ceremonies of the Bwa. The masks are danced during initiation ceremonies for young men and women, and appear at funerals and memorial services. They are also danced during the harvest ceremonies. During the fifteen day initiation ceremony, young petitioners are taught the meanings of the symbols on the mask. They learn the importance of becoming a respected Bwa, and the dangers of straying from the path of social behavior established by the ancestors. These lessons are symbolically represented on the mask. The double zig-zag line on the plank of the mask represents the path of the ancestors. The crescent shape on the top of the plank represents the moon, and the importance of time in the ceremonial year when masks are danced. The checkerboard pattern on the back of the mask represents the value of learning. When young initiates graduate from the ceremony, they are given a new white goat hide to sit on during ceremonies. Years later, the young initiate becomes an elder and the hide ages to a dark color. The checkerboard pattern emphasizes the reliance between the elders, symbolized by the dark areas, and the young initiates, symbolized by the light areas. Related Multimedia Description: Antenna Audio: Permanent Collection Tour Link to Multimedia: MIA_.AA200101.14.mp3 AMICA ID: MIA_.98.2 Component Measured: overall Measurement Unit: in AMICA Library Year: 1999 Media Metadata Rights: ?The Minneapolis Institute of Arts AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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