Zoomorphic helmet mask "gelede" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3048911
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Size
H: 30,5 cm
H: 12.0 inch
Description
wood, base
“Gelede” festivals have been described as real spectacles with an enormous variety of headdresses and costumes. They take place every year between march and may at the beginning of the new planting season.
The object Zoomorphic helmet mask “gelede” with the object ID 3048911 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 222.
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