Buffalo Mask - Baule - Côte d'Ivoire (No reserve price)

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Masque buffle, a Baoulé wooden mask from Côte d'Ivoire, dating to 2000–2010, 60 cm high by 25 cm wide, in good condition, sold without a stand, one item.

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Buffalo celebration mask - BAOULÉ - Côte d'Ivoire
Masks representing wild or domestic animals such as the buffalo, elephant, and ram.

On the other hand, it is rarer to see domesticated animals dedicated to the status of ritual mask like this one.
Exceptionally, these rams are here.

Animal masks such as those of the Ram, the Goat, the Horse, the Rooster, and the Dog will nonetheless bring additional symbolism to the masquerades, but in some cases also represent the animal that will be sacrificed.

With the Aries masks, it symbolizes great sexual and reproductive power, but it is also often a victim of sacrifices.
Height 60 cm

Buffalo celebration mask - BAOULÉ - Côte d'Ivoire
Masks representing wild or domestic animals such as the buffalo, elephant, and ram.

On the other hand, it is rarer to see domesticated animals dedicated to the status of ritual mask like this one.
Exceptionally, these rams are here.

Animal masks such as those of the Ram, the Goat, the Horse, the Rooster, and the Dog will nonetheless bring additional symbolism to the masquerades, but in some cases also represent the animal that will be sacrificed.

With the Aries masks, it symbolizes great sexual and reproductive power, but it is also often a victim of sacrifices.
Height 60 cm

Details

No. of items
1
Ethnic group/ culture
Baule
Country of Origin
Côte d'Ivoire
Period
2000-2010
Material
Wood
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Buffalo Mask
Height
60 cm
Width
25 cm
Sold by
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Objects sold
96.3%
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