BAULE MASK 19
Photographs © Tim Hamill
BAULE, "KPAN" MASK 19, 9.5", Ivory Coast
$225
The Baule are one of the Akan peoples. They moved west to the
Ivory Coast more than 200 years ago and adpted masking traditions from their
neighbors, the Guro, Senufo and Yaure peoples. There are three basic types
used in a special dance of rejoicing called Goli, symbolizing the social
order. Most of these masks are Kpan, with elaborate coiffures and
refined carving, and represent the Senior female in the ceremonies. Another
mask, Kplekple, shown in the lower right, represents the junior male.
It is round and flat and is among the most abstract of traditional African
masks. A third type, a Goli Gulin, represents the Senior male.
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