Nuna people

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Nuna people

The Nuna people, or Nunuma, are subgroup of the Gurunsi people in Southern Burkina Faso, estimated 150,000 population, and Ghana. The Nuna are known for their masks.[1] The group speaks the Nuni language.[2]

Nunuma musicians (1970s)

Culture

Nuna art is distinguished in particular by its very colorful masks - red, white and black - statuettes in clay and wood, stools and jewels, generally destined to honor the ancestors.

References

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