Mask
ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-masks
Culture
Yoruba
Date20th Century
Made AtBenin, Africa
MediumWood, ochre, and other pigments
Dimensions13 1/8 × 8 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (33.3 × 21.9 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dwight V. Strong
Object number82.31.10
DescriptionGẹlẹdẹ ceremonial cap mask from the Yoruba people in the form of a human head surmounted by a flat superstructure with carved feline having intercourse with a woman. Republic of Benin.On View
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