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  • African Yoruba Painted Gelede Headdress
    Located in Chicago, IL
    This painted mask was created by the Yoruba People of western Nigeria, and was worn during a tradition known as Gelede. A blend of ritual and artistic spectacle, Gelede pays homage to the women of their Community, understood to possess spiritual powers capable of the benefit or the destruction of society. The Gelede masquerade is an opportunity to honor or condemn behaviors within the Community, through dance, art, satire, and poetry. Worn by veiled dancers, Gelede masks...
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    Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

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    Wood

  • African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria
    Located in San Francisco, CA
    Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves around the head. No perforation for attachment to costume from Yoruba, Nigeria. Pu...
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    20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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  • Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
    By Yoruba People
    Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
    Gelede festivals honor the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lo...
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    Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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    Wood

  • Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1920s
    By Yoruba People
    Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
    Gelede festivals honor the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lo...
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    Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Wood

  • Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
    By Yoruba People
    Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
    Gelede festivals honor the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lo...
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    Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Wood

  • African Tribal Yoruba Beaded Ceremonial Crown Altar Headdress
    Located in Forney, TX
    A scarce large vintage African tribal beaded ceremonial crown altar headdress, the Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa, Mid-20th Century, featuring intricate sculptural form decorated in polychrome beads and nassa sea shells, depicting central warrior figure mounted on figural horse or donkey animal, flanked by four standing figures, atop cylindrical crown, adorned with lizards and mask. Many people refer to this type of altar item...
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    Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

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