Headdress "gelede"

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Description

wood, polychrome painted, missing part, base

“Gelede” festivals are held on the arrival of the early spring rains and are performed in honour of “our mothers” - “awon iya wa”, also referred to as “our mothers, the witches - “awon iya wa aje”. They have been described as real spectacles with an enormous variety of headdresses and costumes.

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Comparing literature

Lawal, Babatunde, The Gèlèdé Spectacle, Seattle, London 1996, ill. 7.52

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