West Africa Painted Baule Tribal Mask This Baule mask is one of the Mblo masks which are used for entertainment purpose in skits and solo dances. This mask would have represented one important person in the village and the decorations of both the horns and the superstructure comb are mainly chosen for their aesthetic value and also to infer the wealth of the depicted citizen. APPROX.46 INCHES X 27 INCHES (WITH FRAME) APPROX. 27 INCHES X 8 INCHES (MASK) HAND SIGNED LETTER OF PROVENANCE FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF LOUIS GOSSET JR., SPECIALITY DVD FOR AUCTION WINNERS ONLY, INCLUDES HISTORY OF THE ITEMS SOLD IN THIS COLLECTION SIGNED,AND NEW FOOTAGE WITH INFORMATION OF THE FAMOUS ACTORS "ERACISM" FOUNDATION INC..ERACISMFOUNDATION.ORG
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| Starting Bid | $500 |