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

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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.

Comparing literature

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

Publications

AHDRC: 0161817

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