Do Grass Mask - Bwa
Created by the Bwa people, the Do Grass Mask fits very well into this category. Do translates to “secret” or “spiritual.” Do a religious organization that believes in the power of Do that represents and embodies the life-giving powers of nature, especially the untamed bush.[1] The connection between the use of organic material and the idea of regenerating nature is very apparent. Though Bwa’s Do Grass Mask and the Chiwara Mask of the Bamana come from different areas, they hold a similar idea of renewal of nature’s forces and also human fertility.
[1] Monica Blackmun Visona, Robin Poynor, and Herbert M. Cole. A History of Art in Africa: Second Edition (New Jersey: Pearson, 2008), 156.
[1] Monica Blackmun Visona, Robin Poynor, and Herbert M. Cole. A History of Art in Africa: Second Edition (New Jersey: Pearson, 2008), 156.