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Burkina Faso is a small, landlocked country north of Ghana and south of Mali and Niger. Economically, it is one of the four or five poorest countries in the world. Culturally, it is extremely rich. In part this is because so few people from Burkina have become Muslim or Christian. Many of the ancient artistic traditions for which Africa is so well known have been preserved in Burkina Faso because so many people continue to honor the ancestral spirits, and the spirits of nature. In great part they honor the spirits through the use of masks and carved figures. Many of the countries to the north of Burkina Faso had become predominantly Muslim, while many of the countries to the south of Burkina Faso are heavily Christian. In contrast many of the people of Burkina Faso continue to offer prayer

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  • Burkina Faso is a small, landlocked country north of Ghana and south of Mali and Niger. Economically, it is one of the four or five poorest countries in the world. Culturally, it is extremely rich. In part this is because so few people from Burkina have become Muslim or Christian. Many of the ancient artistic traditions for which Africa is so well known have been preserved in Burkina Faso because so many people continue to honor the ancestral spirits, and the spirits of nature. In great part they honor the spirits through the use of masks and carved figures. Many of the countries to the north of Burkina Faso had become predominantly Muslim, while many of the countries to the south of Burkina Faso are heavily Christian. In contrast many of the people of Burkina Faso continue to offer prayers and sacrifices to the spirits of nature and to the spirits of their ancestors. The result is that they continue to use the sorts of art that we see in museums in Europe and America. One of the principal obstacles to understanding the art of Burkina Faso, including that of the Bwa, has been a confusion between the styles of the Bwa, "gurunsi", and Mossi, and a confusion of the Bwa people with their neighbors to the west the Bobo people. This confusion was the result of the use by French colonial officers of Jula interpreters at the turn of the century. These interpreters considered the two peoples to be the same and so referred to the Bobo as "Bobo-Fing" and to the Bwa as "Bobo-Oule." In fact, these two peoples are not related at all. Their languages are quite different, their social systems are quite different, and certainly their art is quite different. In terms of artistic styles the confusion stems from the fact that the Bwa, "gurunsi'" and Mossi make masks that are covered with red white and black geometric graphic patterns. This is simply the style of the Voltaic or Gur peoples, and also includes the Dogon and other peoples who speak Voltaic languages. (en)
  • El arte de Burkina Faso es en el siglo XXI, del mismo tipo que se puede observar de tiempos anteriores en los museos de Europa y América.​ Burkina Faso es un pequeño país sin litoral, al norte de Ghana y al sur de Malí y Níger. Económicamente, es uno de los cuatro o cinco países más pobres del mundo. Culturalmente, es extremadamente rico. En parte, esto se debe a que muy pocas personas de Burkina Faso se han vuelto musulmanas o cristianas.​ Muchas de las antiguas tradiciones artísticas por las que África es tan conocida se han conservado en Burkina Faso porque mucha gente sigue honrando a los espíritus ancestrales y a los espíritus de la naturaleza. En gran parte veneran a los espíritus mediante el uso de máscaras y figuras talladas. Muchos de los países del norte de Burkina Faso se habían vuelto predominantemente musulmanes, mientras que muchos de los países del sur de Burkina Faso son cristianos. En contraste, muchos de los habitantes de Burkina Faso siguen ofreciendo oraciones y sacrificios a los espíritus de la naturaleza y a los espíritus de sus antepasados.​ Uno de los principales obstáculos para entender el arte de Burkina Faso, incluyendo el de los Bwa, ha sido la confusión entre los estilos de los Bwa, los gurunsi y los mossi, y la confusión del pueblo Bwa con sus vecinos del oeste, los Bobo. Esta confusión fue el resultado del uso de intérpretes de Jula por parte de los oficiales coloniales franceses a principios de siglo. Estos intérpretes consideraban que los dos pueblos eran iguales y se referían a los Bobo como "Bobo-Fing" y a los Bwa como "Bobo-Oule". De hecho, estos dos pueblos no están relacionados en absoluto. Sus lenguajes son muy diferentes, sus sistemas sociales son diferentes, y ciertamente su arte también es muy diferente. En cuanto a los estilos artísticos, la confusión proviene del hecho de que los bwa, los gurunsi y los mossi, fabrican máscaras recubiertas de motivos geométricos rojos, blancos y negros. Este es simplemente el estilo de los pueblos Voltaico o Gur, y también incluye a los Dogón y otros pueblos que hablan lenguas voltaicas.​ (es)
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  • Burkina Faso is a small, landlocked country north of Ghana and south of Mali and Niger. Economically, it is one of the four or five poorest countries in the world. Culturally, it is extremely rich. In part this is because so few people from Burkina have become Muslim or Christian. Many of the ancient artistic traditions for which Africa is so well known have been preserved in Burkina Faso because so many people continue to honor the ancestral spirits, and the spirits of nature. In great part they honor the spirits through the use of masks and carved figures. Many of the countries to the north of Burkina Faso had become predominantly Muslim, while many of the countries to the south of Burkina Faso are heavily Christian. In contrast many of the people of Burkina Faso continue to offer prayer (en)
  • El arte de Burkina Faso es en el siglo XXI, del mismo tipo que se puede observar de tiempos anteriores en los museos de Europa y América.​ Burkina Faso es un pequeño país sin litoral, al norte de Ghana y al sur de Malí y Níger. Económicamente, es uno de los cuatro o cinco países más pobres del mundo. Culturalmente, es extremadamente rico. En parte, esto se debe a que muy pocas personas de Burkina Faso se han vuelto musulmanas o cristianas.​ Muchas de las antiguas tradiciones artísticas por las que África es tan conocida se han conservado en Burkina Faso porque mucha gente sigue honrando a los espíritus ancestrales y a los espíritus de la naturaleza. En gran parte veneran a los espíritus mediante el uso de máscaras y figuras talladas. Muchos de los países del norte de Burkina Faso se habían (es)
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