NYONYOSSI, Burkina Faso.
NYONYOSSI, Burkina Faso. Stone funerary stele with a light brown patina. The Nyonyossi are the ancestors of the Kurumba, who inhabit northern Burkina Faso. They share common roots with the Dogon, who today inhabit the Bandiagara Escarpment. The stelae found among the Nyonyossi date back to the 15th century CE, when the civilizations of the Niger River Valley (Djenné, Bura) were at their peak. 12 x 12.5 cm. Bibliography. - A.M. Schweeger-Haefel, “Die Steinskulptur der Nyonyossi von Ober Volta” - T. Phillips, “Africa, The Art of a Continent,” Prestel, 1995, p. 514
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NYONYOSSI, Burkina Faso. Stone funerary stele with a light brown patina. The Nyonyossi are the ancestors of the Kurumba, who inhabit northern Burkina Faso. They share common roots with the Dogon, who today inhabit the Bandiagara Escarpment. The stelae found among the Nyonyossi date back to the 15th century CE, when the civilizations of the Niger River Valley (Djenné, Bura) were at their peak. 12 x 12.5 cm. Bibliography. - A.M. Schweeger-Haefel, “Die Steinskulptur der Nyonyossi von Ober Volta” - T. Phillips, “Africa, The Art of a Continent,” Prestel, 1995, p. 514
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