![]() YORUBA Gelede 49 10" high $6,500 |
The Gelede masks below have been vetted as authentic, with some age and evidence of use.
![]() Gelede 43 10" - 19" high $1,000 |
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Gelede 42 11" high $2000 |
![]() Yoruba Gelede 2 12" high $700 |
![]() Gelede 3 11" high $600 |
![]() Gelede 5 14" high $800 |
![]() Gelede 7 14.5" high $900 |
![]() Yoruba Gelede 20 12" high $700 |
Gelede 46 14.5" high $700 |
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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