Heddle pulley "konantre" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3048932
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Provenance
Mark Eglinton, New York, USASize
H: 13 cm
H: 5.1 inch
Description
wood, pigment, base
The headpiece is modelled on the Baule mask type “bo nun amuin”.
“Bo nun amuin” literally means “gods of the forest” (“bushes”). Masks embodying “bo nun amuin” are considered the most ritually significant and sacred masks of the Baule.