Gelede helmmasker van de Yoruba uit Nigeria smock It was bought in Mali

It was bought in Mali in 1976

Ambete of Mbete reliekschrijn en mand van de grens tussen Congo en Gabon

Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 3

Singing bowl (includes cushion and wooden stick)

The Fang people were victims of the great transatlantic and trans-Saharan slave trade between the 16th and 19th centuries

Gelede helmmasker van de Yoruba uit Nigeria smock It was bought in MaliDimensions: 21 x 30 x 24 cm. Masks like these are also called Gelede. This is a name that refers to both the mask and the ceremony in which the mask is used. The Yoruba, an ethnic group from southwestern Nigeria, use this mask as part of their costume during the Gelede ceremony. This ceremony is dedicated to the veneration of the primal mother Iya Wa (also known as Iy Nl). In addition, women and mothers in the broad sense are also honored during the