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The masks below have been sold and are left here for educational and reference purposes.
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BAULE, METAL MASKS, Ivory Coast
The Baule are one of the Akan peoples. They moved west to the Ivory Coast more than 200 years ago and adopted sculptural and masking traditions from their neighbors, the Guro, Senufo and Yaure peoples.
The brass masks, also made individually in wax, then cast, can be wall hung on a single pin, the smaller ones could be worn as well. The larger ones , without a top loop, have been wired for hanging.
Although elegantly made, most of these Baule metal masks show no evidence of age or use and were probably made to be sold.
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