Masquerades as the Public Face: Art of Contemporary Hunters' Associations in Western Burkina Faso

Susan Elizabeth Gagliardi is assistant professor in the Department of Art History at Emory University. Her current research is based on twentyone months of fieldwork on the dynamic arts and performances of maledominated komo, kono, and hunters' associations in western Burkina Faso. She previously was on faculty at the City College of the City University of New York. s.gagliardi@ucla.edu