Lot Essay
According to Boyer (1993, p.317-318), bonu amwin helmet masks depict a mythical animal combining elements of the bushcow and antelope. They were the most powerful of the various masks used in Baule country.
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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A BAULE HELMET MASK, bonu amwin
Details
A BAULE HELMET MASK, bonu amwin
Carved as an animal, the curved horns joined at the tips to form a pierced circle, pierced rectangular aperture in the flared snout with bared teeth, stepped borders to the eyes and stepped band about forehead, painted black, red and white
16½in. (42cm.) high
Carved as an animal, the curved horns joined at the tips to form a pierced circle, pierced rectangular aperture in the flared snout with bared teeth, stepped borders to the eyes and stepped band about forehead, painted black, red and white
16½in. (42cm.) high