Ivorian Baule Mask - Ebony Woman With Braided Headdress african art including mythology

including mythology

They are often used in religious and ceremonial contexts

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Ivorian Baule Mask - Ebony Woman With Braided Headdress african art including mythologyBaule 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 child