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English: Mask, Nuna peoples, Burkina Faso, Mid-20th century, Wood, pigment, metal

This mask depicts a butterfly, one of a cast of masquerade characters, and represents a bush spirit. Because butterflies signal the coming of rain, they are connected with the start of the farming season. The plank mask's broad, richly patterned wings and the small birds and chameleons inserted into the upper edge are characteristic of Nuna masks.

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by cliff1066 at https://www.flickr.com/photos/28567825@N03/2923617488. It was reviewed on 21 October 2008 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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