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Gelede Mask

Master of the Unlevel Eyes; Yorùbá

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Caption

Master of the Unlevel Eyes; Yorùbá. Gelede Mask, late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 9 3/16 x 7 x 10 1/2 in. (23.3 x 17.8 x 26.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1584. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Title

Gelede Mask

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Nigeria

Medium

Wood, pigment

Classification

Masks

Dimensions

9 3/16 x 7 x 10 1/2 in. (23.3 x 17.8 x 26.7 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.1584

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Artists and makers

Master of the Unlevel Eyes

1 work in the collection

Yorùbá

160 works in the collection