Superb Solid Wood Baule Mask, Ivory Coast. - $149 - (Bronxville, NY)

Baule art is sophisticated and stylistically diverse. Non-inherited, the sculptor’s profession is the result of a personal choice. The Baule have types of sculpture that none of the other Akan peoples possess. Wooden sculptures and masks allow a closer contact with the supernatural world. Baule statues are usually standing on a base with legs slightly bent, with their hands resting on their abdomen in a gesture of peace, and their elongated necks supporting a face with typically raised scarification and bulging eyes. Antelopes within the Baule people are honored as they represent strength, stability whose spirit brings good fortune. Fine patina Measures - 20" X 9"

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