Door 8 59" high SOLD |
Door 24 53" high SOLD |
Door 27 47.5" high SOLD |
  Door 1 59" SOLD |
  Door 2 51" SOLD |
  Door 3 59" SOLD |
  Door 4 59" SOLD |
Door 8 59" high SOLD |
Door 24 53" high SOLD |
Door 27 47.5" high SOLD |
| Door 1 59" SOLD |
Door 2 51" SOLD |
Door 3 59" SOLD |
Door 4 59" SOLD |
  Door 5 SOLD |
  Door 6 SOLD |
  Door 7 SOLD |
  Door 10 SOLD |
  Door 11 SOLD |
  Door 12 SOLD |
  Door 13 SOLD |
  Door 14 SOLD |
  Door 16 SOLD |
  Door 18 SOLD |
  Door 19 SOLD |
  Door 20 SOLD |
 Door 22 SOLD |
 Door 23 SOLD |
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Door 25 SOLD |
Door 26 SOLD |
Door 9 SOLD |
Door 28 SOLD |
Door 17 SOLD |
Baule doors share the careful execution characteristic of other Baule sculpture. Unlike most of the Baule masks and figures, however, the doors were not secret and were always on view. The elegant low reliefs depict figures, heads, crocodiles, birds, objects and abstract patterns with precision and balanced asymmetry, permanent displays of Baule artistic skill. Often used as doors to inner rooms, they do not show the wear of exposure to the elements.
Among the motifs are figures (or a figure) with a diviner's gong and mallet, joined by a cord. The figure(s) are bush spirits, there are dishes to feed them, plus a leopard and sheathed knives, symbols of might and royalty.
We recommend Baule: African Art Western Eyes by Susan M. Vogel (Yale).
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