Vintage Baule Portrait Mask from Ivory Coast - 16" H X 6.5" W X 3.5" D

Beautifully carved vintage wooden portrait mask from the Baule peoples featuring slender oval-shaped eyes, a long slender nose, and high arched eyebrows. It also has a small, round, and open mouth along with three scarifications in the center of the forehead topped with a simple coiffure of linear design on the head. The patina varies from light to dark brown and is presented on a new custom metal and acrylic stand.  

It is an exceptional work of vintage carving from the Ivory Coast that would be perfect in a wide range of interior environments from an entry to a great room or a study in a Modern, Mid-Century... to Boho or Coastal Modern Design setting.      

Place of Origin: Ivory Coast/Côte d’Ivoire  

Date of Manufacture: 1960s  

Condition: Excellent  

Wear: Consistent with age and use. Please refer to pictures.  

Dimensions:   

Mask: 10 in. H X 6.5 in. W X 3.5 in. D  

Base: 5 in. L X 4 in. W X 2.5 in H

Total: 16 in. H 

Reference: 

Brooklyn Museum

Barnes Collection at St. Joseph's University

musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac

Museum of Cultural Masks

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