Burkina Faso. Masks: the spirits of the forefathers.
Masks are a link between the earthly and the spiritual; they maintain the culture and values of a community. They are sacred objects that appear during funerals, weddings and ceremonies to inaugurate the harvest or to ask for more rain. The urban exodus of many young people is compromising the culture of masks. Masks are […]
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