Ex French collection of African art. The body is straight, the arms slightly bent along the body. The face has scarifications on its contour as well as on the cheekbones. A very fine sagittal crest is engraved with lines simulating the hair, accompanied by two lateral mats. The patina is raw and has beautiful traces of desication. The Mossi society was structured and hierarchical by its invaders as early as the 15th century. The two populations mixed and had progeny over the decades. The name Nakomse refers to the descendants of the Islamic horsemen, among whom political leaders were always chosen. Religious leaders were always descended from the natives, also known as Tengabibisi. It is not surprising to find in the Mossi and Dogon some similarities in the statuary and aesthetics of masks. Indeed, the Tengabibisi were themselves made up of cosmopolitan ethnic mixtures originally from the Dogon, Kurumba, Nunuma and others.
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