Male headdress "gelede" · Nigeria, Yoruba / Ohori (Holli) · ID: 3046431
sold
EUR 800
Provenance
Poul Mørk, Copenhagen, DenmarkZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 November 2016, Lot 73
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Size
H: 33 cm
H: 13.0 inch
Description
wood, colour pigments, missing parts, breakages/cracks, base
“Gelede” festivals are held at the arrival of the early spring rains and are performed in honour of “our mothers”, “awon iya wa”. They have been described as real spectacles with an enormous variety of headdresses and costumes.
The object Male headdress “gelede” with the object ID 3046431 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 48 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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Publications
AHDRC: 0136106