EXCELLENT HEAVY ANTIQUE SEATED BAULE FIGURE 26" TALL (05/13/2008)

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EXCELLENT HEAVY ANTIQUE SEATED BAULE FIGURE 26" TALL

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Sold Date: 05/13/2008
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

BAULE
OTHER WORLD FIGURE
IVORY COAST
EARLY 20 th CENTURY
26 " TALL
IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF BAULE CRAFTSMANSHIP
WONDERFUL STYLISTIC CARVING, COMPLEX HAIR,
MANY RAISED SCARIFICATION MARKS.
VERY HARD, VERY DRY , HEAVY ( 23LBS) DENSE WOOD , AGE CRACKS, A SMALL CHIP
VALUE $1,000.00
Shipping is $ 40.00 + USA
$60.00 + INTERNATIONAL
INSURANCE INCLUDED
The Baule tribe , live in the grasslands between the river Bandana and the Nzi. they are geographically close to the guro. originally from the Ashanti area they have beenin this region for three centuries. The Gu mask of the human face sometimes attainssuch anesthetic perfection and intensity that it can be regarded as one of the very bestexamples of indigenous art. (Hamlyn,1969).
The Baule believe that the spirits of those still to be born exist in a state of monogamous marriage in another dimension. A spirit effectively abandons his/her spouse on his/her birth into the world. The bereft spirit spouse may follow their human partner and influence their lives, become jealous and cause problems. Illness, misfortune and a failure to marry are often explained as being due to neglect felt by this spirit. The spirits can help their human partners as well and can spread their goodwill to the children or human spouse of their partner. The influence of a spirit spouse is thought to manifest itself in adolescence or later. To appease the spirit spouse ashrine is established in a corner of the sleeping room were small offerings are placed.In addition a carving may decommissioned which in the case of as woman will be a male spirit spouse (blolo ban) and for a man a female spirit spouse (blolo bla).
Reference: BAULE African Art Western Eyes, Susan Vogel.
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