BAULE BO NUN AMUIN MASK 10
Ivory Coast

BAULE, BO NUN AMUIN MASK 10, wood and pigment, 40", $2000, SOLD, Ivory Coast

The Baule are one of the Akan peoples. They moved west to the Ivory Coast more than 200 years ago and adopted masking traditions from their neighbors, the Guro, Senufo and Yaure peoples. Bo nun amuin, the sacred and fearsome bushcow/antelope men's masks, kept in the bush and hidden from women and children, show the serious and powerful potential of Baule spirits.

This exceptional four eyed mask might not be a standard Bo nun amuin. It has a glass disc on one of the forward looking eyes, the other has been lost.

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