Baule Mask - Red 146.1 Home Scene Create an active excavation site

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Traditionally these beautiful stools are used as prestige objects on market days during important meetings

used in rituals to maintain social order

Size: 16cm D x 21cm H

Baule Mask - Red 146.1 Home Scene Create an active excavation siteA hand carved Baule mask from the Ivory Coast, made by hand from wood. Baule masks appear in three kinds of dance the gba gba, the bonu amaen and the kplekple at harvest ceremonies and celebrations: some honour beauty and age, the bonu amaen guards the village from outside threats, and the round, 'lunar' kplekple mask, topped with two horns, celebrates peace and joy. A striking wall or shelf piece with real cultural depth. Size: approx. 2030cm tall.