Baule Door (Anuan) Côte d’Ivoire - large Wedding Gift making each piece both unique

making each piece both unique and communal

this mask honours the sun's power to yield a healthy crop

Keep that moss trimmed

Material: Stoneware

with ongoing aftercare whenever it's needed

Baule Door (Anuan) Côte d’Ivoire - large Wedding Gift making each piece both uniqueThis Baule traditional door, known as Anuan, is embellished with carved motifs believed to facilitate the relationship between the living world and the spiritual hand carved animal, human and sometimes vegetation motifs. They were once used as entrance doors to courtyard houses. One of the most common motifs is the carving of crocodiles and fish, carved with such detail that the composition feels three dimensional. These doors have been used, and