A Baule Container

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A carved wooden container with a wonderful carved lid featuring a classic Baule female head, another mask face on the side and decorated with zoomorphic symbols / lizards. The vessel is heavily weathered and worn, and the bottom is tribal repaired with aluminum as it is decayed. The vessel measures 19 inches tall. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa.

Condition

fair, eroded and weathered, leans a bit to one side.

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A Baule Container

Lot 0105

Estimate $300-$500Jun 6, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT

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