Baule Mancala Board with Animal Figure Côte d'Ivoire

  
Baule Mancala Board with Animal Figure Côte d'Ivoire. Neat mancala board carved from wood block The Baule people are an ethnic group who live in Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa. They are famous for their intricate and finely crafted works of African art.

The Baule belong to the Akan peoples who inhabit Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. Three hundred years ago the Baule people migrated westward from Ghana when the Asante rose to power.

The tale of how they broke away from the Asante has been preserved in their oral traditions. During the Asante's rise to power, the Baule queen, Aura Poku, was in direct competition with the current Asante king.

When the Asante prevailed, the queen led her people away to the land they now occupy. The male descendant of Aura Poku still lives in the palace she established and is honored by the Baule as their nominal king. Neat mancala board carved from wood block. The Baule people are an ethnic group who live in Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa.

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