Old Bwa Aluminium Anklet – Burkina Faso

Aluminium grams 137,8 (4.86 oz.). Cm. 9,5 width x cm. 17,6 long (3.74″ x 6.93″).

The Bwa people are subgroup of the Gurunsi people. This society has an approximate population of over 300,000 persons. The Bwa people live in a number of individualized communities. They have no central government, and rely on their community standards.

Animism is the main religious belief practiced by the Bwa. The creator deity of the Bwa is known as Wuro, a god who designed the earth with the intention of establishing balance. Wuro was said to be hurt by a human, and in return, he decided to send his eldest son Dwo to act as the communication line between him and the people. Wuro had three sons: Dwo, the god of rebirth, Soxo, the god of the wilderness, and Kwere, the lightning god.

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