The Mossi people of Burkina Faso have a rich and complex history
that is mirrored by the several types and styles of figures and
masks they create. They came into being around 1500 A.D. when a
large group of horsemen from what is now northern Ghana rode north
into the valley of the Volta River and conquered the local farmers.
The descendants of the conquering horsemen became the ruling class
and used political art in the form of royal figures to validate
their authority. Meanwhile the descendants of the conquered farmers
became the spiritual class and made masks to represent the spirits
of nature. The stylistic diversity of this art mirrors the several
geographically divergent peoples who were conquered in 1500 and
eventually became the Mossi we know today. Unlike several other
West African peoples, the Mossi have not converted to Islam in
large numbers, and so they continue creating brilliant art much as
their ancestors did hundreds of years ago. Until the 1980s there
was much confusion about the accurate attribution of Mossi art to
the people who created it. This book makes clear that the Mossi
have continued to create brilliant art which they use to this day
to express ideas about politics and religion.
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