TUSSIAN, plank mask, Burkina Faso $600

This large carved TUSSIAN plank mask, called Loniake, is comprised of a square plank of wood pierced with two eyes surmounted by the clan's emblem: a pair of horns (and sometimes a bird's head). The Loniake masks were worn during initiation ceremonies. PURCHASE THIS ITEM For more information about the TUSSIAN tribe and/or to find other TUSSIAN artifacts on this site please click the link below. TUSSIAN (Burkina Faso)   ©2003 David Stiffler, Ethnix Tribal Arts Gallery. All rights reserved. All photographs © David Stiffler, Ethnix Tribal Arts.