Yoruba Gelede Headdress

Yoruba Gelede Headdress. Nigeria. Size: 25" x 9" x 14" (63 x 23 x 36 cm). Provenance: ex the Charles Hudgins collection.

A Gelede society headdress. Nigera, Yoruba. 20th century. 7"h x 8"w x 11"d. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: "Masks like this are worn by men i

Africa, Yoruba Culture, Nigeria, western Africa, ca. 1940 to 1950. Wonderfully vibrant and striking wooden headdress! Carved in 2 pieces with almost life-sized head of a male, hair pulled to one side

**Originally Listed At $350** Africa, Yoruba Culture, Nigeria, western Africa, ca. 1940 to 1950. Wonderfully vibrant and striking wooden headdress! Carved in 2 pieces with almost life-sized head of a

A Very finely carved wooden helmet mask with stylized ancestor face and a very intricate open-work headdress with Swords and vessels and featuring zoomorphic designs including birds,fish, serpents and

An African Nigeria Yoruba Oro Efe Gelede mask or headdress carved wood, natural pigment depicting a human face with incised lineage marks on each cheek and atop are vibrantly painted elaborate carved

This is a very old and well used Yoruba peoples Gelede festival mask or headdress, Nigeria, Africa. This heavily weathered and field used mask has a finial representing 2 DUN DUN or Talking drums on e

A Gelede society headdress. Nigeria, Yoruba. First half 20th century. Approx. 12 1/2"h x 13"w x 13"d. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: "Masks l

A Gelede society headdress Nigeria, Yoruba. c.20th century Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

A carved wooden helmet style mask with traditional face and stylized headdress. Created for the Gelede spectacle, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures 10 x 12 inches. A metal display sta

Carved wooden helmet mask with painted features and a tall headdress of a bowl, to celebrate the hard working woman who carry the burdens of the family and village. The mask was carved from a single p

A wonderfully exaggerated old carved wooden festival dance mask with a classic face and a unusual headdress finial, that appears to be a large Book like form atop a central post. The mask shows cler f

A fantastic carved wooden helmet mask with elaborate and colorful designs on the open work headdress. The mask has been brightly painted and features Dancers, leopards, birds and a tall rooster, many

This is a very old and well used Yoruba peoples Gelded festival mask or headdress, Nigeria, Africa. This heavily weathered and field used headdress has a wonderful head full of twisted dreadlocks, and

A Very rare, old and interesting wooden mask from the Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Carved wooden helmet style mask with a smiling face and open headdress and painted green face. The top of the mas

A Carved wooden helmet mask with colorful and elaborate stylized headdress, carved coiffure with hanging locks and painted red face with energetic facial expression. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. T

Nigeria,Yoruba Gelede carved folk art ceremonial mask. Carved and polychrome painted helmet-shaped, with a full body bush pig headdress. Dimensions: 17" hgt. x 11" wd. x 7" dp. Condition: good origina

YORUBA MASK, GELEDE NIGERIA carved wood and pigment, the face with incised eyes and scarification to the cheeks, a red and white chequerboard design cap beneath an elaborate headdress depicting a moto

A carved wood and polychrome Gelede society headdress with red faced head. Nigeria, Yoruba, 20th century. 17"h x 12"w. Provenance: Patrick J. Lusk Collection

The carved and painted wood depiction of a male figure in fez head dress as shown. Measures 7.5 x 12 x 7 inches. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything

Kopfaufsatz-Maske, "okooro" Yoruba-Ijebu, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Leder, Schnur. H 48 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Publiziert: Homberger, Lorenz et al. (1991).

A LARGE AFRICAN YORUBA GELEDE MASK with white pigment, surmounted with a coiled serpent, mounted on display stand, the mask approx. 54cm high

20th c. Carved wood, paint 22" x 14" x 14" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York Among the Western Yoruba, nocturnal and diurnal masquerade performance (efe and gelede) honor the spiritual powe

20th c. Carved wood, paint Without stand: 34" x 16" x 16" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York Among the Western Yoruba, nocturnal and diurnal masquerade performance (efe and gelede) honor the