Headdress "gelede" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3049115
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The NetherlandsSize
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch
Description
wood, missing parts, base
This headdress is covered by a particularly thick layer of sacrificial mass. Feathers, vegetal components and traces of liquids are visible.
Snakes play a major role in Yoruba iconography. They are associated with supernatural powers, such as “shango,” the god of thunder, or “ogun,” the god of iron and war.
The object Headdress “gelede” with the object ID 3049115 was last part of the auction 99th Auction at November 12, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 88 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.
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Comparing literature
Lawal, Babatunde, The Gèlèdé Spectacle, Seattle, London 1996, p. 136, pl. 21