Helmet mask "gelede" with elaborate coiffure
Nigeria, Yoruba
not available anymore
Size
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch
Description
wood, skin-coloured patina, black paint, strikingly pointed ears, pupils just drilled (not pierced), old museum inventory number “53-12-44”, cracks, braid tips cut/repainted (?), rep. (small piece reinserted at the lower rim)
Publications
AHDRC: 0150562