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Gelede Mask with Bird on Head

Yorùbá

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Caption

Yorùbá. Gelede Mask with Bird on Head, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 13 3/4 x 9 x 15 1/2 in. (34.9 x 22.9 x 39.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.821. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

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Collection

Gallery

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Collection

Culture

Title

Gelede Mask with Bird on Head

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Nigeria

Medium

Wood, pigment

Classification

Dimensions

13 3/4 x 9 x 15 1/2 in. (34.9 x 22.9 x 39.4 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.821

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Yorùbá

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