YORUBA GELEDE HEADDRESSES 1

The Gelede mask below has been vetted as authentic, with age and evidence of use.

YORUBA Gelede 41 11" high SOLD

YORUBA Gelede 43 10" - 19" high $1,000

Yoruba Gelede 2 12" high $700

Yoruba Gelede 3 11.5" high $600

Yoruba Gelede 5 14" high $800

Yoruba Gelede 7 15.5" high $900

Yoruba Gelede 19 13" high SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 20 12" high $700

Yoruba Gelede 25 11" high $500

Yoruba Gelede 33 11" high $600

YORUBA Gelede 44 14.5" high $800

YORUBA Gelede 45 14.5" high $900

YORUBA Gelede 46 14.5" high $700

YORUBA Gelede 47 12.5" high $800

Gelede, a male association, uses the aesthetic power of sculpture, costume, song and dance to placate and please women, who have special spiritual power. Often with elaborate superstructures, the headdresses appear as identical pairs in the dances.