Yorùbá. <em>Gelede Helmet Mask of a Gendarme</em>, early 20th century. Wood, metal, pigment, 10 x 7 x 11 in. (25.4 x 17.8 x 27.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Eugene and Harriet Becker, 1991.226.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1991.226.3_SL3.jpg)

Gelede Helmet Mask of a Gendarme

Artist:Yorùbá

Medium: Wood, metal, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

Benin

Dates:early 20th century

Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 11 in. (25.4 x 17.8 x 27.9 cm)

Collections:

Arts of Africa

Exhibitions:

Double Take: African Innovations
African Innovations
Infinite Blue

Accession Number: 1991.226.3

Image: 1991.226.3_SL3.jpg,

Brooklyn Museum