Ivorian Red Baule Mask Size:14” tall 5.5” wide Add it to your collection

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features an elegant blade forged from iron

West Africa

emphasizing their high rank and connection to the Ogboni elite

reflecting the Baga people’s deep connection to fertility

Ivorian Red Baule Mask Size:14” tall 5.5” wide Add it to your collectionBaule Mask from Ivory Coast 19th century The Baule people are one of the largest ethnic groups in Cote dIvoire (Ivory Coast). They belong to the Akan peoples who inhabited Ghana centuries ago. According to a legend, in the eighteenth century, the queen mother, Abla Pokou had to lead her people west to the shores of Comoe, the land of Senufo. To cross the river she sacrificed her son. This sacrifice originated the name Baule, for Baouli means the child