Nuna people

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Nunuma musicians (1970s)

The Nuna people, or Nunuma, are subgroup of the Gurunsi people in Southern Burkina Faso, estimated 150,000 population, and Ghana. The Nuna are known for their masks.^[1] The group speaks the Nuni language.^[2]

Culture[]

Nuna art is distinguished in particular by its very colorful masks - red, white and black - statuettes in clay and wood, stools and jewels, generally destined to honor the ancestors.

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  Bird mask^[3]

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  Butterfly mask^[4]

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  Face mask

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  Sculpture from the Léo region^[5]

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