Mask

ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-masks

Culture Yoruba

Date20th Century

Made AtNigeria, Africa

MediumWood and pigment

DimensionsOverall: 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 12 in.

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Solomon

Object numberF79.27.30

DescriptionGelede crown mask. Wood. Compressed face. Large eyes with slits. Wide pug nose sits atop large lipped mouth. Three vertical scarification lines on cheeks. "Crown" headdress composed of 12 crescent shapes meeting at the cross on top of the central support. Accents with blue paint.
Jeane Whitley, research docent feels the crown with the cross on the top may related to Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. (1837-1901), Empress of India (1876-1901). M. Key. Yoruba. Nigeria.

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