BAULE COUPLES ARCHIVES, Ivory Coast

The Baule couples below have been SOLD and are left here for reference and educational purposes.

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BAULE
Couple 7
8.75" high
SOLD


This small Baule couple has been vetted as authentic with signs of significant age and use.

Photographs © Hamill Gallery

BAULE STYLE , COUPLES, 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.

Baule figures can be among the most elegant and designed pieces in Africa. Many show careful execution of face, coiffure and scarification details, with refined forms but no loss of expressiveness and power. The quiet, dignified figures embody spirits from the other world. They functioned as the home of a spirit to whom sacrifices were made and had to be placated with care.

We recommend Baule: African Art Western Eyes by Susan M. Vogel (Yale).

 

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