Yoruba Gelede Headdress

Original Title

Yoruba Mask

Devised Title

Yoruba Gelede Headdress

Date

1900--1999

Creator

Unknown See all items with this value

Contributor

Unknown

Description

In Nigeria, the Yoruba Gelede performance celebrates women (awon iya wa; “our mothers”), including mothers, grandmothers, living and dead female ancestors, and elderly women. Performers wear the headdress like the one here and have their faces covered by a cloth veil. Each wooden mask is repainted in vibrant colors for each performance.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Spirituality See all items with this value

Folklore See all items with this value

Location

Tallahassee

Leon County

Florida

United States of America

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Wood

Additional Techniques

Sculpting

Measurements

L:43cm x W:34cm

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

CO_0001_03_001_0001

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.FAMU.0014

Rights

All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.

Contributing Institution

Florida A&M University

Source

Black Archives

Collection

African Artifacts Collection See all items with this value

Language

English

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