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$ 1,100.00
Yoruba / Gelede Society
Nigeria / Owo/ Age 65 years
The headdress is worn on top of the head like a cap, while a transparent cloth attached to the rim of the mask allows the dancer to see through .
The lower part of the headdress consists of an idealized, and beautiful, calm human face. Genre scenes and proverbs exhibited on the superstructure determine the name of the individual headdress .
Please require more pitures before purchase