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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.


The object Headdress “gelede” with cock and three snakes with the object ID 3049096 was part of the auction 99th Auction on November 12, 2022. The object with the lot number 87 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000 with an asking price of EUR 450.

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Comparing literature

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


Publications

AHDRC: 0110165


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