Antique Kassena Bracelet – Burkina Faso

19th century or early 20th. Cm. 16,5 high x cm. 8,4 width (6,50″ x 3.31″). The central hole is cm. 6,3 x cm. 4,6 (2.48″ x 1.81″). Grams 135,2 (4.77 oz.).

The Kassena people are a subset of the Gurunsi meta ethnicity, a term used to describe a set of ethnic groups inhabiting northern Ghana and southern Burkina Faso, as well as Togo. They are historically a monotheistic animist people worshipping the Creator God “We” and venerating the ancestors.

The Kassena people are known for their wooden masks, clay sculptures, and wooden jewelry, as well as their music. The Djongon is the name of the traditional Kassena dance festival where gatherers dance the Djongo or nagila dance.

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