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A female Baule sculpture, Cote d'Ivoire. Signs of ritual use and age; visible cracks on the base and sides. Certificate of origin and provenance.

These sculptures encapsulate the Baule worldview, blending art with function and spirituality. They are integral to the identity of the Baule people, demonstrating their craftsmanship and connection to both visible and invisible realms. Baule sculptures often depict an idealized version of human beauty and character and when used by a Baule diviner, for rituals to communicate with spirits and ancestors during consultations.

“To articulate historians, the most consistent features of Baule art is a kind of peaceful containment. Faces tend to have downcast eyes and figures most often hold their ams against the body. Among their abundant art forms, the Baule people continue to place the greatest value on masks and figure sculptures, which remain the only sculptural art still widely used in Baule villages. While there is a difference between the Baule view of their objects and that of Western connoisseurs, there are points of agreement. Aesthetic appreciation is one: Baule artist, and individual owners of objects, certainly sometimes enjoy the beauty of these objects and the skill it took coproduce them.” p.141

Lit: Baule: African Art, Western Eyes. Susan M.Vogel 1997.

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