Baule Figure "Blolo Bian," Ivory Coast

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front view of wooden male baule figure from the ivory coast, Africa
close up side profile of wooden male baule figure from the ivory coast, Africa
close up headshot of wooden male baule figure from the ivory coast, Africa
side view of wooden male baule figure from the ivory coast, Africa
side view of wooden male baule figure from the ivory coast, Africa
front side view of wooden male baule figure from the ivory coast, Africa
front side view of wooden male baule figure from the ivory coast, Africa
back side view of wooden male baule figure from the ivory coast, Africa
close up torso of wooden male baule figure from the ivory coast, Africa
close up back of close up torso of wooden male baule figure from the ivory coast, Africa

Baule Figure "Blolo Bian," Ivory Coast

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  • Baule People, Ivory Coast, Africa

  • Wood

  • First Half 20th Century

  • 14 x 3.5 x 4 in. / 35 x 9 x 10 cm

Like this piece, Baule statues are usually carved standing on a base with legs slightly bent and their hands resting on their abdomen in a gesture of peace. Their elongated necks support a face with raised scarification marks and bulging eyes. The coiffure is very detailed and is divided into plaits. Baule statues were carved for two purposes: the first was to incarnate a spirit of the bush, Asie Usu; the second was to represent a spouse from the other world, Blolo Bla or Blolo Bian. The Baule believe every person has such a spouse, who is responsible for practical and spiritual problems that arise in life. Carved under the direction of the village diviner, such statues are kept in a person’s room and rubbed on the owner’s skin, giving them a shiny patina (Bacquart, The Tribal Arts of Africa, 1998).

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