TIERMASKENMASQUES D'ANIMAUXSite is open for private collections, above all, for those that show quality pieces having had social, cultural or religious functions and having been bought in rural areas of Africa. |
COLLECTOR SPOTLIGHT: Hartmut Brie 2016
GELEDE (Yoruba)
ANIMAL MASKS TIERMASKENMASQUES D'ANIMAUX
Most of the objects come from Cové (Bénin). 4 Janus masks are exceptional, two with Mami Wata motives are very rare. So are some birds. If generally speaking most of the masks allude to every-day life, some may have religious significance originated in Yoruba cult. The rather important role of women with Gelede mask is a phenomenon pretty rare in Africa. Some scenes prove to be rather violent. For some items there are appraisals from a German ethnologist. |
Objects (0124699 – 0124757) in THE YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY-VAN RIJN PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE
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