A Yoruba Gelede Helmet Mask Zoomorphic Headdress

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

A fascinating festival helmet mask with zoomorphic figures on top of a plank structure on top of the festival mask, painted in bright colors and showing signs of field use and wear. Yoruba peoples, Ni

A carved wooden helmet mask with two zoomorphic (leopard) finials and a classic Yoruba face, accented with mineral pigments, signs of field use. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures 12 x

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

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 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

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

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

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

**Originally Listed At $750** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden helmet mask, featuring an anthropomorphic face with a pair of pigs standing atop with

A Masterpiece carved wooden helmet mask with elaborate and ornate openwork sculpture on top, all from a single piece of wood. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask itself measures 16 x 11 inches.

A TRIBAL YORUBA GELEDE HELMET MASK. Nigeria. 19cm x 20cm x 47cm

A TRIBAL YORUBA GELEDE HELMET MASK. Nigeria. 26cm x 26cm x 32cm

figural carved polychrome wood, 14 in. H. Towson University Art Collection

A TRIBAL YORUBA GELEDE HELMET MASK. Nigeria. 18cm x 25cm x 27cm

A TRIBAL YORUBA GELEDE HELMET MASK. Nigeria. 19cm x 13cm x 33cm

A TRIBAL YORUBA GELEDE HELMET MASK. Nigeria. 21cm x 16cm x 36cm

A TRIBAL YORUBA GELEDE HELMET MASK. Nigeria. 20cm x 16cm x 26cm

Three African Helmet Masks. Including an Igala helmet mask and a Yoruba Gelede helmet mask. Carved wood, pigment, cowrie shells and metal bells. Largest size: 17'' x 12'' x 16'' (43 x 30 x 41 cm).

West African, 20th century. A Yoruba Gelede helmet mask with bells and cowrie shells around neck. Approx. h. 23", w. 13, d. 16".

Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A stunning helmet mask, hand-carved from a single piece of wood, with an expressive countenance and vibrant coloration. A flared bot

**Originally Listed At $200** Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early 20th century CE. A fantastic example of a hand-carved wooden Gelede helmet mask. The face is delightfully delineated with bold features

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall and finely-detailed carved wooden Gelede mask, hand-painted in red, white, and blue hues. The overall

**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fine example of one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks: a helmet Gelede mask, made to be