Yoruba Gẹlẹdẹ Female Helmet Mask, Nigeria #1147 PROVENANCE Ring Collection from Djenne it is similar to the

it is similar to the Rooster-Human Mask

offering pujas to the great protector Mahakala and entourage are performed in the evening

including having a body

from Leonard Kahan Gallery

Yoruba Gẹlẹdẹ Female Helmet Mask, Nigeria #1147 PROVENANCE Ring Collection from Djenne it is similar to theYoruba Gld Female Helmet Mask, Nigeria #1147 PROVENANCE The Gld Spectacle of the Yoruba is a public display filled with colorful masks which combine Art and Ritual Dance to amuse, educate and inspire Worship. Gelede celebrates Mothers (awon iya wa), a group that includes Female Ancestors and Deities as well as the Elderly Women of the Community, and the Power and Spiritual Capacity these Women have in Society. Focusing not only on Fertility and