Three face helmet mask "gelede · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3047466
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Old British Collection (coll. in the 1960s / 70s)Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, colour pigments, rest., partly repainted
This three-faced mask could represent twins and the deity Eyini, a primordial ancestor who was the mother of twins.
“Gelede” festivals have been described as real spectacles with an enormous variety of headdresses and costumes.
The object Three face helmet mask “gelede with the object ID 3047466 was last part of the auction 96th Auction at April 24, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 238 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.
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Comparing literature
Drewal, Henry John & Margaret Thompson Drewal, Gelede, Bloomington 1983, p. 230