The Gelede Spectacle

The Gelede Spectacle Art, Gender, and Social Harmony in an African Culture. Babatunde, Lawal. Washington: University of Washington Press (1997). English text 352 pages Softcover 25 x 18 cm. 1112 g <

A carved wooden helmet style mask with traditional face and stylized headdress. Created for the Gelede spectacle, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures 10 x 12 inches. A metal display sta

This is a rather charming old and field used wooden mask , worn in the Gelede spectacle , Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. What is most fascinating is the small figure atop the mask can be moved to si

Helmet Mask from the Gelede Spectacle Ceremony, Yoruba Peoples, Ketu Group, Benin or Nigeria, in softwood with pigments, with knife in sheath forms, 19th c., roughly 14" tall. Minor wear, shrinkage cr

John Dugdale(American, b. 1960) "Spectacle"cyanotypemarked "For Lawrence, June 2000" and with label11 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches (frame)4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (sight) Provenance: Private Collection, West

Maske, "gelede" Yoruba-Nago, Nigeria / Benin Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 37 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Solothurn (erworben am 10.05.1968). Jeder von Krankheit, Unfruchtbarkeit od

A Western Asiatic mottled stone spectacle idol Circa 4th Millennium B.C. With trapezoidal body, 'eyes' drilled through and carved flat at the back, 6.5cm high Footnotes: Provenance: With Momjian (Abu

A Gelede society headdress. Nigera, Yoruba. 20th century. 7"h x 8"w x 11"d. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: "Masks like this are worn by men i

A Gelede society headdress. Nigeria, Yoruba. First half 20th century. Approx. 12 1/2"h x 13"w x 13"d. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: "Masks l

Summicron 2/35 with M3 Spectacle Viewfinder, 1963 Leitz, Canada. No. 1971576, glass clean, version of SAMWO "Made in Germany" in good condition. With front and back cap and case (one strap loose). Sou

Helmmaske, "gelede" (?) Yoruba, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 17 cm. L 34 cm. Provenienz: - Ernest Ohly ( 2010), Berkeley Galleries, London. - Peter Schnell, Zürich (1960). - Galerie Walu, B

Helmmaske, "gelede" Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Glasperlen. H 70 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass René David (1928-2015), Zürich. Ausgestellt: Musée International du Golfe de Guinée,

[BARNUM & BAILEY]. Group of 12 circus spectacle couriers. Circa 1900s/10s. Spectacle couriers with full-color lithograph covers advertising Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, Cleopatra, Columbus and the

A Gelede society mask with an elaborate structure with three birds. Nigeria, Yoruba. 20th century. 13"h x 9 1/2"w x 9"d Condition: Very good with some wear wirth minor surface loss Provenance: Private

A LARGE AFRICAN YORUBA GELEDE MASK with white pigment, surmounted with a coiled serpent, mounted on display stand, the mask approx. 54cm high

[RINGLING BROS. CIRCUS]. Group of 9 spectacle programs and couriers. Circa 1900s/10s. Spectacle couriers with full-color lithograph covers advertising Cinderella, the Field of Cloth and Gold, Joan of

Central/Southern Europe, Italic Bronze Age / early Iron Age, ca. 11th to 8th century BCE. A bronze four-spiral, or double spectacle, fibula with a pin and hook springing from the center of opposing sp

A Villanovan bronze double spiral spectacle brooch, Italic, c. 9th - 7th Century BC, formed from a single strand of bronze wire with roughly square profile, including the pin and the catch. An extraor

YORUBA MASK, GELEDE NIGERIA carved wood and pigment, the face with incised eyes and scarification to the cheeks, a red and white chequerboard design cap beneath an elaborate headdress depicting a moto

Reserve Reduced! Antique Gelede dance Mask, Benin - Nigeria, Yoruda Interesting and imposing dance mask (masquerades) from Benin, depicting a face surmounted by a life scene. Two articulated figures g

Greece, ca. 8th to 7th Century BCE. This elaborate coil form is constructed from a single bronze wire spiraling around. Smooth green patina. Size: 8-1/8" W (20.6 cm) + custom stand. Provenance: Ex-Ha

20th c. Carved wood, paint 22" x 14" x 14" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York Among the Western Yoruba, nocturnal and diurnal masquerade performance (efe and gelede) honor the spiritual powe

Carved wooden helmet mask with painted features and a tall headdress of a bowl, to celebrate the hard working woman who carry the burdens of the family and village. The mask was carved from a single p

Gelede helmet mask Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, mid to late 20th century, executed in carved wood with polychrome pigment, having a tall, complex crest with birds and a white face, 14"h x 13"w x 15"d.