Bwa people

Bwa
Total population
	300,000
Regions with significant populations
Burkina Faso	175,000
Mali	125,000
Languages
	Bwamu, French
Religion
	Animism (85%); Christianity (10%); Islam (5%)

The Bwa is an African society that is native to Burkina Faso. This society has an approximate population of over 300,000 persons. The Bwa people live in a number of individualized communities. They have no central government, and rely on their community standards. They are most known for their scarification and elaborate plank masks.^[2]

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^ Wheelock, Thomas G. B. (2007). Land of the flying masks: art and culture in Burkina Faso ; the Thomas G.B. Wheelock Collection. Roy, Christopher D., Thompson, Jerry L. Munich: Prestel. p. 50. ISBN 978-3-7913-3514-8. OCLC 70264730.

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[2] Wheelock, Thomas G. B. (2007). Land of the flying masks: art and culture in Burkina Faso ; the Thomas G.B. Wheelock Collection. Roy, Christopher D., Thompson, Jerry L. Munich: Prestel. p. 50. ISBN 978-3-7913-3514-8. OCLC 70264730.

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