The Baule Door in Context | Member Talk
Channel: Barnes Foundation
Date: 2021-02-19

Join us for an exploration of Dr. Barnes’s beloved Baule Door, which he acquired in the 1920’s through his gallerist Paul Guillaume. Barnes Art team member Michael Williamson will show how this door is both a masterpiece of design and craftsmanship and a richly symbolic emblem of Baule life and West African culture.

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