Baule Female Sculpture, Ivory Coast #789 Cache-Sexe in Iron Mofu People of Nigeria The Arts of the Dan

The Arts of the Dan in West Africa

It thus acts as a shield from the "Evil Eye"

Compassion

which is conciliated by all artists but especially by dancers

this scarification was not exclusive to the Ngbaka

Baule Female Sculpture, Ivory Coast #789 Cache-Sexe in Iron Mofu People of Nigeria The Arts of the DanBaule Female Sculpture, Ivory Coast #789 A Female Baule Sculpture, Ivory Coast, standing on flattened feet on a round base, beneath short legs with muscular calves, leading to rounded buttocks, a long torso with slightly protruding abdomen beneath sagging, tapering breasts, the open work arms carved close to the body, the large hands frame the protruding navel, strong neck supporting a big ovoid head, a little pout, beneath a slender nose with high