African Yoruba Painted Gelede Society headdress

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20th C. Yoruba Gelede Painted Wood Headdress (1 of 6)

20th C. Yoruba Gelede Painted Wood Headdress 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

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20th C. Yoruba Gelede Painted Wood Headdress **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

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African Nigeria Yoruba Oro Efe Gelede Mask (1 of 9)

African Nigeria Yoruba Oro Efe Gelede Mask 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

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(2) African carved and painted wood masks (1 of 6)

(2) African carved and painted wood masks (2) African carved and painted wood masks, Including a Senufo style horned Fire Spitter mask, Ivory Coast, 32"h; and a Yoruba Gelede Society mask, Nigeria, 12"h x 8.5"w Provenance: Estate of Distingui

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Elaborate and Colorful Yoruba Gelede African mask (1 of 10)

Elaborate and Colorful Yoruba Gelede African mask 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

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A Smiling Old Yoruba Gelede African Mask , African Art (1 of 9)

A Smiling Old Yoruba Gelede African Mask , African Art 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

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A Yoruba Gelede Mask Ex Allan Stone Collection (1 of 9)

A Yoruba Gelede Mask Ex Allan Stone Collection 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

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African Carved Ritual Bush Pig Helmet Mask (1 of 5)

African Carved Ritual Bush Pig Helmet Mask 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

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Yoruba Gelede society headdress, 20th c. (1 of 5)

Yoruba Gelede society headdress, 20th c.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

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20th C. African Yoruba Painted Wood Gelede Mask (1 of 4)

20th C. African Yoruba Painted Wood Gelede Mask **Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A lovely example of a hand carved wooden Gelede mask that is painted with white, blue, black, red, an

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Gelede society headdress 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

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Gelede society headdres, Yoruba style. c.20th cen. (1 of 5)

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

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Gelede society headdress with red face, 20th c. (1 of 5)

Gelede society headdress with red face, 20th c.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

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Early 20th C. Yoruba Gelede Mask, Birdcage Headress (1 of 9)

Early 20th C. Yoruba Gelede Mask, Birdcage Headress Africa, Nigeria or Benin, Yoruba, ca. early 20th century CE. A skillfully carved and meticulously painted Gelede helmet mask composed of two parts - the expressive mask, here an abstract male face wit

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Ex ~ Museum Yoruba Gelede African mask, African Art (1 of 9)

Ex ~ Museum Yoruba Gelede African mask, African Art 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

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Mid 20th C. African Yoruban Wood Egungun Mask (1 of 8)

Mid 20th C. African Yoruban Wood Egungun Mask **Originally Listed At $200** Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved and painted Egungun headdress depicting a bearded visage with very high pointed rabbit-like ears. Egungun

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20th C. African Yoruba Gelede Wood Helmet Mask (1 of 6)

20th C. African Yoruba Gelede Wood Helmet Mask **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

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Yoruba, Nigeria Dance Mask A Yoruba, Nigera carved and painted dance mask of a white female face with earrings. Attached tag states use by the Gelede Society. 9 in tall x 5-1/4 in wide. Provenance: From the collection of Paul S

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Old Yoruba Gelede Mask with DunDun Talking drums (1 of 8)

Old Yoruba Gelede Mask with DunDun Talking drums 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

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Old Yoruba Gelede Mask with Dreadlocks, African Art (1 of 11)

Old Yoruba Gelede Mask with Dreadlocks, African Art 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

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Yoruba Polychrome Painted Wooden Carving (1 of 12)

Yoruba Polychrome Painted Wooden Carving African, Yoruba people of Nigeria, carved hardwood figural headdress element depicting an elongated conical head with remnants of multicolor paint, upon a circular base with holes for mounting on head

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African Yoruba Gelede Dance Mask - Mid 20th Century (1 of 7)

African Yoruba Gelede Dance Mask - Mid 20th Century Carved and painted wood in the form of a yellow bird on a man's head. Tribally used and danced. Nigeria. Circa 1950 -1970's. Height : 13 1/2” / 34 cm Width : 8" / 20.5 cm Depth (front to back) :

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African Tribal Headdress Assortment (1 of 2)

African Tribal Headdress Assortment African Tribal Headdress Assortment (3) items including a Dogon hornbill, Senufo hornbill and a Yuruba society; each painted and intricately hand carved Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetr

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