A Baule/ Yaure mask from Ivory Coast, collected in the village N'govia, with ram horns and a decorative crest atop its head, the face serene and distinctly carved with small pouted mouth, thin long nose that splits into the eyebrows, and squinted eyes giving it individuality. surrounding the face is serrated carvings that end in a cylindrical goatee. Signs of use. Provenance Belo Mohamed Garba. “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. Lit: Baule: African Art, Western Eyes. Susan M.Vogel 1997.