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 BAULE Metal Masks |
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11.5" high SOLD |
11.5" high SOLD |
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BAULE, METALWORK, Ivory Coast
The Baule are one of the Akan peoples. They moved west to the Ivory Coast more than 200 years ago and adopted sculptural and masking traditions from their neighbors, the Guro, Senufo and Yaure peoples.
Most Baule figures are wood, this one is made by the complex traditional lost-wax process, then cast in a copper alloy similar to bronze.
The brass masks, also made individually in wax, then cast, can be wall hung on a single pin, the smaller ones could be worn as well.
"Anklet" currency, These copper forms were recognized and used as currency for rare but major transactions.
Although elegantly made, most of these Baule metal pieces show no evidence of age or use and were probably made to be sold.
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