Vintage African Carved Hardwood Mask, Elongated Baule-Style Face Wall Hanging, Côte d'Ivoire, 28 cm

Meet a quietly commanding presence: a slender African mask carved from a single block of exotic hardwood, its serene face stretched into a long, dreaming oval. The almond eyes are lowered as if mid-thought, the nose runs straight and proud, and a pair of fine scarification strokes fan across each cheek. Above it all sits a beautifully ridged, basket-woven coiffure that gives the whole piece its elegant vertical poise. Worked in the manner of the Baule and Guro carvers of Côte d'Ivoire, it carries the warm honeyed grain and gentle wear of a genuine vintage decorative carving, and a discreet hanger on the reverse means it is ready to hold court on your wall the moment it arrives.

Styling & Collectors Inspiration

This is a piece that loves company without ever losing its cool. Group it on a gallery wall with the bolder Vintage Ivory Coast Polychrome Tribal Mask for a conversation between the painted and the natural, or let it play against the raffia drama of the Mid-20th Century Chokwe Mask. Collectors building a serious tribal corner will want it near the Carved Ebony Yoruba-Style Head Bust and the weighty Benin-Style Stone Head Sculpture. Interior designers, take note: its narrow footprint makes it the perfect punctuation mark for a hallway, a reading nook, or that awkward slice of wall beside a bookcase.

Details

• Hand-carved from solid exotic hardwood with a warm, naturally grained surface
• Expressive elongated face with lowered almond eyes, straight nose and fine cheek scarification
• Ridged, basket-woven crest coiffure crowning the head
• In the manner of the Baule and Guro carving traditions of Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa
• Integrated hanger on the reverse, ready to mount
• Dimensions: height 28 cm, width 8.5 cm, depth 4 cm
• Weight approximately 425 g
• Vintage decorative carving with honest age-appropriate wear

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