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Gelede mask - Yoruba
Unknown1870/1950
Kenya National Archives
Nairobi, Kenya
Gelede is a special ceremony of the Yoruba to worship the witchcraft & beauty of womanhood. The masks, usually with superstructures or figures on top, are danced at night, usually in pairs
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- Title: Gelede mask - Yoruba
- Creator: Unknown
- Creator Lifespan: 1870
- Date: 1870/1950
- Location: Nigeria
- Type: Wooden mask
- Rights: Kenya National Archives
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