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The Gelede mask below has been vetted as authentic, with
age and evidence of use.
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The Gelede mask below has been vetted as authentic, with some age and evidence of use.
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The Gelede masks below have all been vetted as authentic, made for tribal use.
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Photographs © Tim Hamill
YORUBA GELEDE HEADDRESSES
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.
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GO TO YORUBA GELEDE MASKS PAGE 3 ( ALL SOLD)
GO TO YORUBA ART 2007 EXHIBITION PAGE
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