Ivorian Red Baule Mask Size:14” tall 5.5” wide representing attributes like strength

representing attributes like strength

representing intelligence and thoughtfulness

hand-spun and woven on narrow looms

often made from cotton

Ivorian Red Baule Mask Size:14” tall 5.5” wide representing attributes like strengthBaule Mask from Ivory Coast 19th century The Baule people are one of the largest ethnic groups in Cote dIvoire (Ivory Coast). They belong to the Akan peoples who inhabited Ghana centuries ago. According to a legend, in the eighteenth century, the queen mother, Abla Pokou had to lead her people west to the shores of Comoe, the land of Senufo. To cross the river she sacrificed her son. This sacrifice originated the name Baule, for Baouli means the child