Marka Soninke Mask

Marka Soninke Mask Marka People can be found in Mali and they are of both Soninke and Mande speaking people. They inhabited the northwest of present day Mali. Marka Soninke trace their ancestry far back to the Ancient Ghana Empire in the 9th Century AD. According to B.K. Sillah one of the  first Soninke settlements was established in Ancinet Ghana around 750 AD it is claimed because of the Beber persecution the Soninke dispersed into a smaller groups within the neighbouring regions,  the three main offshoots of the Sonnike are the Marka, Nono and Aser they also broke down into smaller groups. Marka Soninke used masks in ceremonies to ensure a sucessful hunt or bountiful harvest , masks v...View all