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African Art as Theater: The Bwa Masks of the Gnoumou Family of the Village of Boni

Masks of the Gnoumou family of the village of Boni in theatrical performance. African families in Burkina Faso make masks for use in performances that reenact the encounters between their ancestors and the spirits of the wilderness that watch over them. In a series of performances in the Bwa village of Boni these encounters and stories from family history are acted out in detail by the masks and the audience.