Mossi Female Sculpture, Burkina Faso #810 Ethiopian Dowry Necklace with 18th Century Glass Beads and Cowrie Shells Publisher: Fred Jan Munchen (1982)

Publisher: Fred Jan Munchen (1982)

Fits up to 7

Alusi are believed to be the children or representatives of the High God Chuku

but rather a mineraloid

Used to protect against Evil Eye

Mossi Female Sculpture, Burkina Faso #810 Ethiopian Dowry Necklace with 18th Century Glass Beads and Cowrie Shells Publisher: Fred Jan Munchen (1982)Mossi Female Sculpture, Burkina Faso The Mossi are today the largest single Ethnic Group living in Burkina Faso. They are renowned for their Masquerade Dances and their use of large superbly sculpted and brightly painted masks and colorful costumes. Among the Mossi Villages, Elders are highly honored with elaborate Funerals and the appearance of masked dancers with masks representing Ancestors and various Spirits and Forces of Nature in dramatic and