BAULE BO NUN AMUIN MASKS
Ivory Coast

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BAULE
Bo nun amuin mask 1
13x40", $1250

 

BAULE
Bo nun amuin mask 1
13x40", $1250

BAULE
Bo nun amuin mask 2
13x35.5", $1000

 

BAULE
Bo nun amuin mask 2
13x35.5", $1000

 

BAULE
Bo nun amuin mask 3
11.5x27.5", $700

 

 

BAULE
Bo nun amuin mask 3
11.5x27.5", $700

 

BAULE
Bo nun amuin mask 4
13x20", $1000

 

BAULE
Bo nun amuin mask 4
13x20", $1000

BAULE
Bo nun amuin mask 7
7x20.5", $350

 

BAULE
Bo nun amuin mask 7
7x20.5", $350

 

BAULE
Bo nun amuin mask 9
21.5", $1000

 

 

BAULE
Bo nun amuin mask 9
21.5", $1000

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

BAULE
Bo nun amuin mask 5
SOLD

 

BAULE
Bo nun amuin mask 5
SOLD

BAULE
Bo nun amuin mask 6
SOLD

 

BAULE
Bo nun amuin mask 6
SOLD

BAULE
Bo nun amuin mask 10
SOLD

 

BAULE
Bo nun amuin mask 10
SOLD

BAULE
Bo nun amuin mask 8
SOLD

 

BAULE
Bo nun amuin mask 8
SOLD



Photographs © Tim Hamill

The Baule are one of the Akan peoples. They moved west to the Ivory Coast more than 200 years ago and adopted masking traditions from their neighbors, the Guro, Senufo and Yaure peoples. Bo nun amuin, the sacred and fearsome bushcow/antelope men's masks, kept in the bush and hidden from women and children, show the serious and powerful potential of Baule spirits.

We recommend Baule: African Art Western Eyes by Susan M. Vogel (Yale). We have copies for sale at $40.

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