Gelede 23 8" high $350 |
Gelede 24 11" high SOLD |
Gelede 23 8" high $350 |
Gelede 24 11" high SOLD |
 Gelede 26 6.5" high $400 |
 Gelede 27 6.5" high $400 |
 Gelede 28 8" high $300 |
 Gelede 31 10.5" hgih $350 |
 Gelede 34 11.5" high $350 |
 Gelede 22 9" high $350 |
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.
The Gelede masks on this page have been judged as having been made for the art market.
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