Zemanek-Münster

Masque casque original "gelede" avec tige de bananes ·  Nigéria / Rep. Bénin, Yoruba · ID: 3046181

Vendu 2 200 €
Provenance
Allan Stone, New York, USA
Serge Schoffel, Brussels, Belgium

Description

wood, remains of polychrome paint, two-part, loop-shaped ends of the turban separately carved and fixed by wooden pins, base

“Gelede” festivals are held on 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.


Littérature comparée

Lawal, Babatunde, The Gèlèdé Spectacle, Seattle, London 1996, p. 232


Publications

AHDRC: 0156082


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