BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Gilded metal cast with lost wax. Miniature mask depicting a realistic human face with three rings at the top, frizzy hair and eyebrows in slight relief. The masculine character of the figure is represented by the small growths at the corner of the mouth and on the chin symbolising the moustache and beard. Height: 14 cm. Width: 8 cm. Note: A collection number in black on the reverse of the mask.