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A traditional mask representing a koba (antelope) looks on, at Festimasq, the Festival des Masques in Pouni, Sanguie province, on March 30, 2024. (Photo by FANNY NOARO-KABRE/AFP via Getty Images)

Burkina Faso villagers use mystic masks to summon peace

The sacred sculptures have ‘an important place in the imagination of our communities’, according to Culture Minister Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo

  • Des Erasmus
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