Ivorian Baule Mask - Ebony Head with Bird Stool The mask is worn during

The mask is worn during important ceremonies

whose movements would bring the statue to life

or aspects of daily life

The use of white pigment is also significant

Meticulously handcrafted from robust indigenous wood

Ivorian Baule Mask - Ebony Head with Bird Stool The mask is worn duringBaule Mask from Ivory Coast 20th Century. The Baule people are one of the largest ethnic groups in Cote dIvoire (Ivory Coast). They belong to the Akan peoples who inhabited Ghana centuries ago. According to a legend, in the eighteenth century, the queen mother, Abla Pokou had to lead her people west to the shores of Comoe, the land of Senufo. To cross the river she sacrificed her son. This sacrifice originated the name Baule, for Baouli means the