GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Worn atop the head of a male dancer, this ere Gelede depicts a human face with barlike scarification filled with dark pigment. The arc of each ear is pierced and holds a cylindrical ornament, while rounded forms project from the earlobes. The mask was worn with a voluminous costume composed of layers of colorful cloths.
Gelede masquerades were, and still are, staged in Yoruba villages and towns to pay homage to women—especially elderly women—in order for the community to benefit from their special spiritual powers, which were believed to be equal to or greater than that of the gods and ancestors.
Excerpt from
- Roslyn A. Walker, Label text, Arts of Africa, 2015.
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Yoruba: AAT: 300016031
Geography
Nigeria (nation): TGN: 1000182
Process/materials
carving (processes): AAT: 300053149
incising: AAT: 300053847
pigment: AAT: 300013109
wood (plant material): AAT: 300011914
leather: AAT: 300011845
leather: AAT: 300011845
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twentieth century (dates CE): AAT: 300404514
Individuals
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dancing: AAT: 300389779
earrings (jewelry): AAT: 300045998
faces (animal or human components): AAT: 300251798
geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213
masks (costume): AAT: 300138758
masquerades: AAT: 300254016
piercing: AAT: 300231153
power: AAT: 300374809
scarifications (visual works): AAT: 300262452
stripes: AAT: 300010230
women (female humans): AAT: 300025943
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2015: Dallas Museum of Art, bequest of Dorace M. Fichtenbaum (1929-2015), Dallas, TX
The main source for this provenance is information already located in TMS.
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- University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art~Explore the Gelede masquerade, its bright costumes, and its social and spiritual significance.
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General Description
Worn atop the head of a male dancer, this ere Gelede depicts a human face with barlike scarification filled with dark pigment. The arc of each ear is pierced and holds a cylindrical ornament, while rounded forms project from the earlobes. The mask was worn with a voluminous costume composed of layers of colorful cloths.
Gelede masquerades were, and still are, staged in Yoruba villages and towns to pay homage to women—especially elderly women—in order for the community to benefit from their special spiritual powers, which were believed to be equal to or greater than that of the gods and ancestors.
Excerpt from
- Roslyn A. Walker, Label text, Arts of Africa, 2015.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art~Explore the Gelede masquerade, its bright costumes, and its social and spiritual significance.
Notes
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Yoruba: AAT: 300016031
Geography
Nigeria (nation): TGN: 1000182
Process/materials
carving (processes): AAT: 300053149
incising: AAT: 300053847
pigment: AAT: 300013109
wood (plant material): AAT: 300011914
leather: AAT: 300011845
leather: AAT: 300011845
Historical periods
twentieth century (dates CE): AAT: 300404514
Individuals
Subject terms
dancing: AAT: 300389779
earrings (jewelry): AAT: 300045998
faces (animal or human components): AAT: 300251798
geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213
masks (costume): AAT: 300138758
masquerades: AAT: 300254016
piercing: AAT: 300231153
power: AAT: 300374809
scarifications (visual works): AAT: 300262452
stripes: AAT: 300010230
women (female humans): AAT: 300025943
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
2015: Dallas Museum of Art, bequest of Dorace M. Fichtenbaum (1929-2015), Dallas, TX
The main source for this provenance is information already located in TMS.
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