Antique Bawule, Baule, Baoule Mask From Ivory Coast 20x8 in songe The drum is depicted with

The drum is depicted with human heads and a strong woman and her son in front

WASONGA) Democratic Republic of the Congo n the Songye language

The Baule believe that before they were born into the world they existed in a spirit world

000 Bamenda-Tikar in the north

Antique Bawule, Baule, Baoule Mask From Ivory Coast 20x8 in songe The drum is depicted withBaule art is sophisticated and stylistically diverse. Non inherited, the sculptors 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