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Headdress "gelede" with cock and three snakes, Nigeria, Yoruba, Ketu, Mosudi Olatunji of Meko, Size: H: 36 cm (H: 14.2 inch), ID: 3049096
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Lot 87
99th Auction

Headdress "gelede" with cock and three snakes ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Ketu, Mosudi Olatunji of Meko · ID: 3049096

sold EUR 1,000
Provenance
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Size
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch

Description

wood, pigment remains,

For another “gelede” headdress attributed to the famous Meko carver Mosudi Olatunji see Lawal, 1996, pl. 19.

Comparing literature

Lawal, Babatunde, The Gèlèdé Spectacle, Seattle, London 1996, pl. 19

Publications

AHDRC: 0110165

Africa

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