Mask "gelede" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3041274

Name: Mask "gelede"
SKU: 3041274
Price: 1200 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 1,200

Provenance

Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of Denmark

Size

H: 33 cm

H: 13.0 inch

Description

wood, encrusted reddish brown patina, remains of red, indigo blue and white pigment, black paint, prominent coiffure with shaved forehead and forelocks, chin beard, protruding eyelids with drilled pupils, diamond-shaped scarification marks, slightly dam., missing parts (forelocks), cracks/breakages on the forehead, metal 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 Mask “gelede” with the object ID 3041274 was part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction on November 5, 2016. The object with the lot number 73 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200 with an asking price of EUR 800.

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