Mossi Information Location:Central Burkina Faso Population:3.5 million Language:Moré (Voltaic) Neighboring Peoples:Dogon, Kurumba, Gourmantche, Gurunsi, Bisa, Dagomba, Sisala Types of Art:The Mossi make both political art and spiritual art. Figures are used by the ruling class to validate political power, and masks are used by the conquered peoples to control the forces of nature. Each year at the annual celebrations of the royal ancestors, figures of the deceased kings are displa ...