Baule Iron Bell with Mallet
Product ID: A2200-128
$1,995.00
About this piece
A bell and its clapper, dressed up as a small cast.
Baule artists of the Ivory Coast, West Africa, made this bell with mallet in iron and wood in the 20th century. Iron bells and rattles are commonly used in West Africa to mark dance, ritual and announcement. The flat iron blade flares at the base. Above it, the wooden handle is carved as a face and covered with fine incised patterns. Red paint surrounds the features, and beside it a thin staff carries a second small red figure. Both stand on a black stand.
About fifteen inches tall. Red and iron, and a little theatrical.
