Do you believe there is an alternate world running parallel to the world of the living? If you do, then you have something in common with the Baule people in the Ivory Coast of West Africa. The Baule also believe everyone in the physical world has a mate in the spirit world, and this mate can be enlisted to help solve “real life” problems. These spirit mates are represented by carved and painted wooden statues called Spirit Spouses.
Spirit spouses serve as potent evidence that unseen forces aided by faith, fidelity and determination can cure problems in the physical world. Like all authentic tribal art, they remind us that all cultures are the same, we just express ourselves differently. This online exhibition features over 125 one-of-a-kind Spirit Spouses. They can be seen in-person at Primitive and are available for purchase.
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