Baule - 201123 - African Rare & Old Double Baule Twin mask - Iv. Coast. - Verkocht

Iv. Coast: Rare and Old Tribal used African Double Baule Twin mask.

Height: 32 cm.

The professional standard is not included in the auction. You can order it there for 29.85 euros.

Taxatiewaarde:  350 - 450 euro.

This mask likely comes from either the Baule or the Yaure people of the Ivory Coast and probably falls into a special grouping known as ‘portrait masks’. These masks are said to portray an honored person of the village who is celebrated during a ceremonial dance known as “Mblo”. It is an aesthetic performance in which this beautifully carved mask would be worn with a multicolored costume and danced in the most graceful manner by either the person it represents or a relative. The costume would have been attached to the mask by cords that were threaded through the holes in the back of the mask.