BAULE, Ivory Coast Standing Male Figure Wood View Watchlist >
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Lot # DMES403999
System ID # 6003912
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Baule, Ivory Coast Standing Male Figure Wood
The Baule Are One Of The Largest Groups In The Ivory Coast. They Are Part Of The Akan Linguistic Group, Sharing Language And Descent Carried In The Female Line With The Asante Of Ghana, Though, Unlike The Asante, The Baule Never Built A State System: Government Remains At Village Level.
Baule Figure Sculpture Never Depicts Ancestors, But Represents Instead Beings From The Spirit World Or Wild, Sometimes Dangerous Forest Spirits Of The Earth, Ase. Figure Sculptures Provide A Way To Communicate With Invisible, Possibly Dangerous Beings And Control Them Through Carvings Representing Them As Beautiful Beings And Through Gifts Presented To These Images.
The Figure Is Intended To Provoke Its Protective Spirit And Insure Good Fortune.
Condition:
See Photos, Wear Commensurate With Age
Size:
47" X 20" X 9"