BAULE STYLE MASKS ARCHIVES, Ivory Coast

The masks below have been sold and are left here for educational and research purposes.

BAULE STYLE Mask 115 10" high SOLD

BAULE STYLE Mask 116 10" high SOLD

BAULE STYLE Mask 125 9" high SOLD

BAULE STYLE Mask 118 12.5" high SOLD

BAULE STYLE Mask 105 9" high SOLD

BAULE STYLE Mask 121 13" high SOLD

BAULE STYLE Mask 117 19.5" high SOLD

BAULE STYLE Mask 128 12.5" high SOLD

Baule Mask 116 have been vetted as authentic with significant signs of age and use.

Baule Mask 115 is from the Herbert Baker collection.  An early collector and dealer of African Art, Herbert Baker had an exhibition of part of his collection at the Museum of Primitive Art, NYC in 1969. This mask was purchased from him and includes his bill of sale from 1971.

BAULE Mask 103 13.5" SOLD

BAULE Mask 107 15" SOLD

BAULE Mask 109 11.5" SOLD

BAULE Mask 112 12.25" SOLD

BAULE Mask 101 13" SOLD

BAULE Mask 104 12" SOLD

BAULE Mask 110 15.5" SOLD

BAULE Mask 106 10" SOLD

BAULE Mask 7 SOLD

BAULE Mask 13 SOLD

BAULE Mask 15 SOLD

BAULE Mask 102 SOLD

BAULE Mask 5 SOLD

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BAULE Mask 25 SOLD	BAULE Mask 26 SOLD	BAULE Mask 28 SOLD	BAULE Mask 29 SOLD
BAULE Mask 30 SOLD	BAULE Mask 31 SOLD	BAULE Mask 32 SOLD	BAULE Mask 33 SOLD
BAULE Mask 34 SOLD	BAULE Mask 35 SOLD	BAULE Mask 38 SOLD	BAULE Mask 39 SOLD

BAULE Mask 40 SOLD

BAULE Mask 41 SOLD

BAULE Mask 27 SOLD

BAULE Mask 1 SOLD	BAULE Mask 3 SOLD	BAULE Mask 4 SOLD	BAULE Mask 6 SOLD	BAULE Mask 11 SOLD
BAULE Mask 8 SOLD	BAULE Mask 10 SOLD	BAULE Mask 12 SOLD	BAULE Mask 14 SOLD	BAULE Mask 16 SOLD
BAULE Mask 17 SOLD	BAULE Mask 18 SOLD	BAULE Mask 19 SOLD	BAULE Mask 20 SOLD	BAULE Mask 2 SOLD

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. These masks are Kpan, with elaborate coiffures and refined carving; they represent the Senior female in the ceremonies.

Although elegantly carved, these Baule masks show no evidence of age or use and were probably made to be sold.