Mask

81-11-7

From: Nigeria

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 81-11-7
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Yoruba | Gelede
Provenience Nigeria
Section African
Materials Wood
Description

Gelede mask. The face is painted bright green, and the cheeks have three blue stripes each. The eyes and mouth are chartreuse. The forehead has three vertical blue stripes. The intricately carved headdress is painted in red, white, blue, yellow, pink and green, and may be an oil-base paint. There are evenly spaced perforations around the base.

Height 30.4 cm
Width 30.2 cm
Depth 30 cm
Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1981

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