Photographs © Tim Hamill
BAULE
Mask 115
10" high x 5.75" wide x 3.25" deep
$2000
SOLD
This piece 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.
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.
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