Extravagant Hairdo
Painting of an African Mask
Unframed Oil on Canvas Original
40" x 26"
Baule Peoples, Mblo Guild, Ivory Coast
The Baoulé religious world consists of three realities:
The domain of God (Niamien)
The earthly world: the realm of human beings, animals, plants, and supernatural beings with vast powers who reside in mountains, rocks, rivers, forests, etc.
The beyond (blolo), where the spirits of the ancestors reside
The Baoulé people are talented in African art. Their sculptures are renowned for their refinement, diversity of form, and the labor they represent.
One in a series of eleven paintings inspired by tribal African masks from museum or private collections. This mask is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, NY. The mask was in use during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Painting of an African Mask
Unframed Oil on Canvas Original
40" x 26"
Baule Peoples, Mblo Guild, Ivory Coast
The Baoulé religious world consists of three realities:
The domain of God (Niamien)
The earthly world: the realm of human beings, animals, plants, and supernatural beings with vast powers who reside in mountains, rocks, rivers, forests, etc.
The beyond (blolo), where the spirits of the ancestors reside
The Baoulé people are talented in African art. Their sculptures are renowned for their refinement, diversity of form, and the labor they represent.
One in a series of eleven paintings inspired by tribal African masks from museum or private collections. This mask is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, NY. The mask was in use during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Painting of an African Mask
Unframed Oil on Canvas Original
40" x 26"
Baule Peoples, Mblo Guild, Ivory Coast
The Baoulé religious world consists of three realities:
The domain of God (Niamien)
The earthly world: the realm of human beings, animals, plants, and supernatural beings with vast powers who reside in mountains, rocks, rivers, forests, etc.
The beyond (blolo), where the spirits of the ancestors reside
The Baoulé people are talented in African art. Their sculptures are renowned for their refinement, diversity of form, and the labor they represent.
One in a series of eleven paintings inspired by tribal African masks from museum or private collections. This mask is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, NY. The mask was in use during the 19th and early 20th centuries.