Helmet mask "gelede", Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: H: 57 cm (H: 22.4 inch), ID: 3046617

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Lot 284

94th Tribal Art Auction

Helmet mask "gelede" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3046617

not available anymore

Provenance

Belgian Private Collection

Size

H: 57 cm

H: 22.4 inch

Description

wood (two-part), colour pigments, clay-like mass, missing parts, rep.

Representation of a female food hawker who carries a large cylindrical container on her head. On both sides and on the lid, the products offered for sale (fruits and bananas) are displayed.

The object Helmet mask “gelede” with the object ID 3046617 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 284.

You can find more Masks and other popular object types on our related topic pages. You may also be interested in our page on African art.

Comparing literature

Lawal, Babatunde, The Gèlèdé Spectacle, Seattle, London 1996, p. 210

Publications

AHDRC: 0161817

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