4/25/2023 0 Comments Mossi upper volta![]() This stunning door has a number of human figures carved in relief including pointed breasts strongly framed along the edges. Stand base is 18"5 x 8"x 30" total Height. This African door stands 30" tall (on its stand) making a great decorative object to fill a void within a room, while adding architectural interest and rich texture.ĭoor measures : 27.5" H without the hinge by 18" W 1.5" D. Superb hand carved African wood door that tells a story of a family and their progeny presented on a custom made black iron stand.Īn African hand-carved wood door on custom stand with a wonderfully rustic appearance, with hand-carved accents and cut-outs adorning it's front side, and maintains its original iron hardware and decorative iron elements. ![]() This is an amazing piece of African Folk Art of a quickly disappearing ethnic group, functioning as a decorative mounted hand carved piece of art. ![]() Long tall masks in the north are made by the descendants of the conquered Dogon population, while red, white, and black animal masks in the southwest are made by descendants of the conquered Gurunsi peoples.Īfrican granery Dogon style door with figures Mali. The several mask styles reflect the diversity of the population before the 15th century invasion. Figures are used by the ruling class to validate political power, and masks are used by the conquered peoples to control the forces of nature. The Mossi make both political art and spiritual art. These were integrated into a new society call Mossi, with the invaders as chiefs and the conquered as commoners. The Mossi states were created about 1500 A.D., when bands of horsemen rode north from what is now northern Ghana into the basin of the Volta River and conquered several less powerful peoples, including Dogon, Lela, Nuna, and Kurumba. An abstracted animal with a hump and a bird on it's back make up the top of the headdress. "Mossi Head dress Mas ceremonies Rep Upper Volta" is a wood sculpture that includes various other materials such as fabric, and fibers.
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