Baule Wooden Figure

Kip McKesson African Art

Male Spirit Spouse

A "Baule spirit spouse" refers to the belief held by the Baule people of Ivory Coast that every individual has a spiritual partner, called a "blolo," who they were married to in the spirit world before birth, and this spirit spouse can influence their life on Earth, often represented through a carved wooden figure called a "waka sran" which is considered a physical embodiment of the spirit spouse; "blolo bla" refers to a female spirit spouse and "blolo bian" refers to a male spirit spouse. 

$2,500.00

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