Mask "gelede" ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3035743

Description

wood, black paint, yellow ochre, indigo blue and white pigment, of characteristic form with individual detail: nose with curved bridge, ship-like crested coiffure, numerous scarification marks, round spots with blackish mass below the eyes, slightly dam., small traces of insect caused damage (forehead, right eye), minor missing parts backside at the rim, fine cracks, abrasion of paint, base