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Ashanti Tribal Gold weight Baule Bronze African Passport Mask Pendant
Ashanti Tribal Gold weight Baule Bronze African Passport Mask Pendant
Ashanti Tribal Gold weight Baule Bronze African Passport Mask Pendant
Ashanti Tribal Gold weight Baule Bronze African Passport Mask Pendant
Ashanti Tribal Gold weight Baule Bronze African Passport Mask Pendant

Ashanti Tribal Gold weight Baule Bronze African Passport Mask Pendant

$ 5.27

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Culture: African
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Ghana
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1600-1900
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Provenance: Baule
  • Condition: Great condition. No damage present. Just needs a good polishing.
  • Modified Item: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    AFRICAN TRIBAL HANDMADE JEWELRY
    PASSPORT FACE MASK AMULET
    Type of Object: PENDANT JEWELRY
    Ethnic Group
    : GHANAIAN
    Country of Origin:
    GHANA
    Materials: BRONZE PENDANT, BAUXITE
    Approximate Age: 20+ years
    (Ethnix assembled)
    Dimensions: Pendant = Please see pics
    Overall Condition: Previously owned, great shape
    History
    African Tribal Baule / Gold weight/ Passport Mask/pendant Cast Miniature Bronze Mask
    The Baule represent one of the most important tribes of the Ivory Coast. Their name is testimony to their birth - according to legend, Queen Aba Pokou led her people on an exodus towards the goldmining areas during the 18th century and had to cross a river where she was obliged to sacrifice her son to the river god, thus giving her people the name Baule, 'the son is dead'. During the 19th century, the queen dom disintegrated due to internal conflicts and by the beginning of the 20th century, when the French colonials arrived, they found only a network of villages, headed by councils of venerated men. Baule artists produce numerous works of art and Baule carvers are still very active today. With their great sense of stylization and attention to detail, they produce some of the most elegant objects of all African art.