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Baule tribal mask with a rich red face, symbolic scarifications, and domed crest for expressive cultural wall decor.
🔹 Cultural Context
This mask belongs to the Baule tradition of Côte d’Ivoire, where portrait masks reflect ancestral reverence, feminine beauty, and spiritual dignity. The crosshatched scarification on the forehead is a marker of cultural identity, while the bold colors indicate symbolic vibrancy in ceremonies or heritage displays.
🔹 Visual Details
The mask is painted in deep red, with almond-shaped yellow and black eyes, full blue lips, and sharply carved cheek lines. A scarification grid is etched above the brow. The hairstyle rises into a rounded crest with combed ridges. The border features alternating triangle carving, and the surface displays a mix of patina and pigment layering.
🔹 How to Use / Display
Ideal for wall decor in homes with cultural, tribal, or artistic themes. It brings warmth and symbolic meaning to hallways, galleries, or studio walls.
🔹 Origin & Materials
Tribe: Baule
Region: Côte d’Ivoire
Hand carved wood, painted finish
Decorative and symbolic
🔹 Measurements
Height: 24.7 cm / 9.72 in
Width: 12.9 cm / 5.07 in
🔹 Shipping Note
Stand not included. Ships globally with secure packing and tracking.
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Red African face mask Baule carved wood tribal art wall sculpture with cross scarifications domed crest symbolic ethnic home decor-G5521
$88.00
Sale price
$88.00
Regular price
$122.00
🔹 Cultural Context
This mask belongs to the Baule tradition of Côte d’Ivoire, where portrait masks reflect ancestral reverence, feminine beauty, and spiritual dignity. The crosshatched scarification on the forehead is a marker of cultural identity, while the bold colors indicate symbolic vibrancy in ceremonies or heritage displays.
🔹 Visual Details
The mask is painted in deep red, with almond-shaped yellow and black eyes, full blue lips, and sharply carved cheek lines. A scarification grid is etched above the brow. The hairstyle rises into a rounded crest with combed ridges. The border features alternating triangle carving, and the surface displays a mix of patina and pigment layering.
🔹 How to Use / Display
Ideal for wall decor in homes with cultural, tribal, or artistic themes. It brings warmth and symbolic meaning to hallways, galleries, or studio walls.
🔹 Origin & Materials
Tribe: Baule
Region: Côte d’Ivoire
Hand carved wood, painted finish
Decorative and symbolic
🔹 Measurements
Height: 24.7 cm / 9.72 in
Width: 12.9 cm / 5.07 in
🔹 Shipping Note
Stand not included. Ships globally with secure packing and tracking.
Listed with ExportYourStore.com