BAULE STYLE RAM MASKS, ARCHIVES , Ivory Coast

The masks below have all been sold. They are left here for reference purposes.

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

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BAULE STYLE , Ram Mask 14, 13" high (37" with raffia) x 9" wide x 6.5" deep, SOLD The raffia can be removed if desired.

BAULE STYLE,  Ram Mask 5,  14" high,   SOLD

Photographs © Hamill Gallery

The Baule are one of the Akan peoples who moved west to the Ivory Coast more than 200 years ago. They adopted masking traditions from their neighboring tribes such as the Guro, the Senufo and the Yaure.