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The Nuna people, or Nunuma, are subgroup of the Gurunsi people in Southern
Masque Nunuma-Burkina Faso.jpg, Bird mask
NunaMask.jpg, Butterfly mask
COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Een Nunuma of Winiama masker TMnr 20031563.jpg, Face mask
Nuna sculpture Louvre 70-1998-6-1.jpg, Sculpture from the Léo region
The Nuna people, or Nunuma, are subgroup of the Gurunsi people in Southern Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 ...
, estimated 150,000 population, and Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...
. The Nuna are known for their masks. The group speaks the Nuni language.
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.Musée du Louvre
The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is a national art museum in Paris, France, and one of the most famous museums in the world. It is located on the Rive Droite, Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement of Paris, 1st arron ...
, Pavillon des Sessions
References
Ethnic groups in Burkina Faso Ethnic groups in Ghana {{Ghana-stub