The Baule use a living field mouse kept in a vessel to disarrange a set of small sticks. The diviner then reads the
arrangement of sticks. Although the sticks cannot give detailed answers,
the Baule still consider it a reliable form of divination. They believe
the mice are in communication with the spirit of the earth & the
ancestors and hence are aware of the future. The masks represents the soothsayer meditating on the interpretation of the signs.
The lid does not fit well, and there are some age related splits.
Height: 12" x Diameter: 7 ½"
