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personal achievements
18th Century
Dimensions: Approximately 19 inches in height and 16 inches in diameter
angular features that are characteristic of Koulango design
Ivorian Baule Mask - Ebony Head with Bird bronze personal achievementsBaule 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