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representing protection
Each design is carefully hand-painted
Bacongo Nails fetish from Zaire (20th Century)
The wooden base of the shield is skillfully carved
with a secure clasp that ensures it stays in place
Ivorian Baule Sun Mask bronze representing protectionBaule 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