Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso unites Mossi, Bobo and Lobi peoples, known for bronze, masks, weaving and the balafon.

Spirituality & rites Textile & dress Crafts Music & dance Food & cooking

Knowledge in this place

Bwa and Bobo masks

Bwa and Bobo masks

Carved plank and leaf masks dance at harvest and funeral rites in the west.

Spirituality & rites

Faso dan fani weaving

Faso dan fani weaving

Women hand-weave striped cotton strips into the national faso dan fani cloth.

Textile & dress

Lost-wax bronze figures

Lost-wax bronze figures

Casters make small lost-wax bronze figures of riders, animals and ancestors.

Sambla balafon

Sambla balafon

Sambla players use the gourd-resonated balafon to play and even speak in tones.

Tô millet porridge

Tô millet porridge

Tô is a firm millet or sorghum porridge eaten with okra or baobab-leaf sauce.