For Baule, the material of gold is intrinsically potent and glows with a force from within. As one Baule man said, 'all important things include gold … When an important person dies, gold honors the deceased… Gold brings strength, but it is also given to calm.' Both men and women wear gold, and when someone dies, he or she is shown respect with gleaming gold displayed alongside brilliant woven textiles and other status items. While this intricate pendant mask and dramatic flywhisk most likly never appeared together in Cote d'Ivoire, each was probably once preserved in a family treasury and brought out for important occasions, like funerals. Funeral display during commemorative dances for deceased. Gold cloth enhances effect of flywhisks, necklace, and cassette player. Kongonou, Côte d’Ivoire, 1982. From Baule by Susan M. Vogel, 1997, p. 195.