African Vintage Mask Baule Mblo Portrait Mask-G1558

34.3/14 -CM
Designed African masks as part of a Baule African masks theatrical tradition, known as "Mblo African masks," that combines dramatic skits and solo dances, this African masks is an idealized representation of the prominent member of the community for which it was sculpted. Its lustrous carved surfaces suggest healthy skin set off by a delicately textured coiffure and facial scarifications. Within Baule culture, Mblo portrait African masks are appreciated as the most refined and long-standing form of artistic expression. While they may depict either men or women