BAULE PEOPLE

Baule Mask

BAULE PEOPLE

Baule Mask

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This refined wooden face mask it is usually a portrait of an individual or dignitary. It is used in particular during a ceremonial dance called mbloâ.

Masks like this were used in entertainment dances and are one of the ancient Baule art forms. Baule art is sophisticated and stylistically diverse.

It is made of wood and pigments.

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