African Art: Mask Performance in the Bwa Village of Boni, Burkina Faso

Mask Performances: Gnoumou Family Village of Boni Purification of the Neighborhood. Several types of masks that represent the power of the spirit Lanle appear in the village, including the serpent, crocodile, monkey, planks, and others. The initiates learn the meanings of the geometric signs that cover the masks, explained by elders, who use the masks themselves as models, and who also use rectangular boards on which the same signs have been painted. Initially, each of the signs is explained independently