Headdress (Ere Gelede)

Yorùbá

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Caption

Yorùbá. Headdress (Ere Gelede), late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, pigment, h: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Abbott A. Lippman, 79.161.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Yorùbá

Title

Headdress (Ere Gelede)

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Keta Region, Nigeria

Medium

Wood, pigment

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

h: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Abbott A. Lippman

Accession Number

79.161.1

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