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A Baule Bo Nun Amuin

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Fine Baule Bo Nun Amuin Helmet Mask Ex Scanzi Collection: A large carved wood and polychromed ceremonial helmet mask known locally as Bo nun amuin which literally translates as gods in the bush. Traditionally the Baule hold them in great reverence. They are

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A Baule Mask, "bo nun amuin": Maske, "bo nun amuin" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 87 cm. Provenienz: - Vogt, Zürich (1980). - Rudolf und Leonore Blum, Zumikon. Dieser zoomorphe Maskentypus wird bo-nun

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A Baule Mask, "bo nun amuin": Maske, "bo nun amuin" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 25,5 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Madeleine und Jean-Jacques Keller (bis 1980 Abidjan, danach Rheinfelden). Ferari Dieser zoomo

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A Baule Mask, "bo nun amuin": Maske "bo-nun-amuin" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 68 cm. Provenienz: - lt. mündl. Aussage des Besitzers: "Galerie in Basel; frühe 1980er-Jahre". - Schwe

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A Baule Mask, "bo nun amuin": Maske, "bo nun amuin" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 22 cm. L 62 cm. Provenienz: - Société des missionnaires d’Afrique, Pères blancs. - Pierre

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A Baule Mask, "bo nun amuin": Maske, "bo nun amuin" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 25,5 cm. Provenienz: - Antoine Ferrari de la Salle, Abidjan. - Nachlass Madeleine und Jean-Jacques Keller (bis 1980 Abidjan

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A Baule Mask, "bo nun amuin": Maske, "bo nun amuin" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 51 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Waadt. Acquired before 1970, but without signs of use and conseque

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BAULE WARTHOG MASK, AFRICAN ART: A finely carved wooden mask featuring the long snout and tusks of a Warthog and 3 pairs of eyes, tall ears (one is chipped) and some incised designs. The Baule refer to such masks as "Bo nun amuin" wh

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A Fine Old Baule Sacred Bush Cow mask Ex Museum: A carved wooden helmet mask with painted designs and well handled edges and wear consistent with field use. The Bo nun amuin mask was a very sacred mask to the Baule, the name meaning "gods of the bus

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Miniature Carved Wood Tribal African Mask: Miniature Carved Wood African Mask. Closely resembles in style the "bo nun amuin," also called the bush god or helmet mask, of the Baule people of modern-day Ivory Coast, with distinguishing features

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A Baule Bo Mun Amuin Fetish Mask Ex Levitt Collection: A large carved wooden helmet mask in zoomorphic form , representing a forest spirit or Bushcow , and embellished with a fetish bundle on the forehead, accented with black and white pigments, the white

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A Baule Mask,"bonu amuin": Maske,"bonu amuin" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 37 cm. B 53 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Madeleine und Jean-Jacques Keller (bis 1980 Abidjan, danach Rheinfelden). CHF 400 / 8

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A Fine Old Baule Moon Mask: Carved wood with a well handled and weathered surface embellished with metal work designs and an overall pleasing round form representing the Moon. This mask was considered sacred, bonu amuin, reserve

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African Baule Mask, Ivory Coast: African Baule Mask, Ivory Coast. Carved wood. On stand. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia; purchased 1972 from R. Duperrier, Antiquites & Arts Primitifs, 14, rue

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African Baule Mask, Ivory Coast: African Baule Mask, Ivory Coast. Carved wood. On stand. Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia; purchased 1972 from R. Duperrier, Antiquites & Arts Primitifs, 14, rue des Beaux-A

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African Baule Gole Zoomorphic Mask: African Baule Gole Zoomorphic Mask. Carved wood and pigment. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 32'' x 10.5'' x 12'' (81 x 27 x 30 cm).

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A large carved wooden helmet mask with painted designs and well handled edges and wear consistent with field use. Accoridng to the web site Imo dara this mask was considered the most sacred of masks, the bo nun amuin mask meaning "gods of the bush" or "gods risen from the bush" to protect the village from outsider threats. The mask was used during funerals of important male elders, former dancers and chiefs. Danced only at night, it is believed that the mask helps deceased elders become ancestors in the afterlife; these ancestors bring good fortune to the community and aid in the prevention of external threats. This mask measures 33.5 x 11 inches. Provenance: A Private Seattle Collection, Wa.

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Fair, well handled and worn

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A Baule Bo Nun Amuin

Name: A Baule Bo Nun Amuin
SKU: 132742849
Price: 550 USD
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