The Baule or Baoulé are an Akan people and one of the largest groups in Ivory Coast who historically migrated from Ghana.
Baule inhabiting Ivory Coast between the Comoé and Bandama rivers. The Baule speak a Tano language of the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo language family. The Baule people is one of the largest ethnic group in the Ivory Coast.
The Baoulé are traditionally farmers who live in the centre of Ivory Coast, in a triangle shaped region (the Baoule “V”) between the rivers Bandama and N'Zi. This area broadly encompasses the regions around the cities of Bouaké and Yamoussoukro.
The traditional Baule textiles are originally handmade by local artisans and weavers using a tenth century set of techniques. Everything, from producing the tools and equipment, to coloring and weaving the textile, is done by hand.
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