 YORUBA Gelede 49 10" high SOLD |
The Gelede masks below have been vetted as authentic, with some age and evidence of use.
 Gelede 43 10" - 19" high $1,000 |
Gelede 42 11" high SOLD |
YORUBA Gelede 49 10" high SOLD |
The Gelede masks below have been vetted as authentic, with some age and evidence of use.
Gelede 43 10" - 19" high $1,000 |
Gelede 42 11" high SOLD |
 Yoruba Gelede 2 12" high SOLD |
 Yoruba Gelede 20 12" high SOLD |
 Gelede 7 14.5" high SOLD |
Gelede 46 14.5" high SOLD |
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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