Headdress "gelede" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3052212

Name: Headdress "gelede"
SKU: 3052212
Price: 1000 EUR
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Provenance

Florida Collection

Size

H: 51 cm

H: 20.1 inch

Description

wood, pigments,

The members of the “gelede” society worship the “Great Mother”, the goddess of fertility.

“Gelede” festivals take place every year between march and may at the beginning of the new planting season. They have been described as real spectacles. The mask dancers wear headdresses of enormous variety of shapes and colourful costumes to celebrate the different roles of the villagers in society (market traders, blacksmiths, hunters, mothers, priestesses, etc…).

The object Headdress “gelede” with the object ID 3052212 was part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale on September 24, 2025, lot number 211 at that time and is currently available for EUR 1,000 in Open sale.

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