Gelede Mask

Maker Unknown, Yoruba

MediumPigment, wood

Dimensions54 H x 26 W x 16.6 D cm

Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust

Object numberAF2002.1985.COP

DescriptionGelede body mask consisting of a female torso with breasts and a protruding (pregnant) belly. A cat and two mice appear in relief on the belly. Torso is painted white with the cat and mice painted blue.

ClassificationsCeremonial

Collections

Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

Exhibitions

Imagining Indigeneity in a Global Future

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