Ivorian Baule Sun Mask Mask The patterns on this textile

The patterns on this textile may include geometric shapes

such stools were used by chiefs

Baule art is sophisticated and diverse

Baule Cloth from Ivory Coast

and the transformative power of womanhood

Ivorian Baule Sun Mask Mask The patterns on this textileBaule Sun Mask from Ivory Coast The Baule people are one of the largest ethnic groups in Cote dIvoire (Ivory Coast). They belong to the Akan peoples who inhabited Ghana centuries ago. According to a legend, in the eighteenth century, the queen mother, Abla Pokou had to lead her people west to the shores of Comoe, the land of Senufo. To cross the river she sacrificed her son. This sacrifice originated the name Baule, for Baouli means the child has