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Masque casque "gelede", Bénin / Nigéria, Kétou, Yoruba, Taille: H: 38 cm, ID: 3045680
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Masque casque "gelede" ·  Bénin / Nigéria, Kétou, Yoruba · ID: 3045680

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Provenance
Robert Duperrier, Paris, France (1984)
Jan Lundberg, Malmö, Sweden (1986)

Description

wood, pigment remains, carved with european hat and two sheathed knives

Masks like this are worn by men in elaborate masquerade performances known as “gelede.” They 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.

Littérature comparée

Lawal, Babatunde, The Gèlèdé Spectacle, Seattle, London 1996, p. 202, ill. 7.13

Publications

Afrikanskt / African Art, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö1986, p. 79, cat. 91

AHDRC: 0133782

Afrique
Masques

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