Older wear and discoloration to all surfaces.
Several fringe elements show crude repairs to breaks, with some remaining tenuous. Vintage condition.
Nigeria, c. 1980
carved and painted wood
15 w × 13 d × 26 h in (38 × 33 × 66 cm)
Auctioneer:
Wright
Date:
2018-09-13
YORUBA WOOD CAP MASK, GELEDE SOCIETY, NIGERIA, H 11", W 10":Carved as a face with headdress. Property of the Flint Institute of Arts. For a Read more…
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2016-03-18
Yoruba Carved Wood Gelede Mask, the stylized human head with pierced eyes and nostrils, scarification marks, and wearing a crown-like headdress, custom stand, ht. 11 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-05-12
Work shows discoloration and wear associated with age and materials used. Dust has settled to crevices over time. Face of work shows a 10" fissure Read more…
Auctioneer:
Wright
Date:
2018-09-13
African carved and polychrome painted Yoruba Gelede helmet mask, the decoration to include three soldiers, one operating a flintlock pistol, 16 1/2" h., 17" w. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2015-09-02
African carved and polychrome painted Yoruba Gelede helmet mask, 11 1/2" h. Provenance: DeHoogh Gallery, Philadelphia. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2015-09-02
YORUBA WOOD & POLYCHROME ORISHA OKO MASK, GELEDE SOCIETY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, H 17":Carved wood face with open hut atop, inset cowrie shell accents, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2016-03-18
African Carved Wood Mask, Yoruba Gelede, helmet form, with protruding face and wearing an elaborate headdress with a sash that has four sheathed knives, ht. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-05-12
depicting a wide-eyed figure with pursed lips and having a raffia surround. Length 56 inches. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2014-12-05
having a geometric pattern throughout with alternating human and reptilian figures to surround. Height 21 inches. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2014-12-05
