A FINE YORUBA MASK, for the gelede masquerade, the elaborate coiffure dressed as four hatched loops (the tip of one missing) and four small tufts over the forehead, the remainder shaved, pierced pupils to the prominent eyes, pierced nostrils, full lips and short beard, the coiffure with darkened, crusty patina, minor cracks and damages, old native mend to the rear, from Ketu or Meko on the border of Nigeria and Bénin (Dahomey) 33cm. long
A FINE YORUBA MASK, for the gelede masquerade, the elaborate coiffure dressed as four hatched loops (the tip of one missing) and four small tufts over the forehead, the remainder shaved, pierced pupils to the prominent eyes, pierced nostrils, full lips and short beard, the coiffure with darkened, crusty patina, minor cracks and damages, old native mend to the rear, from Ketu or Meko on the border of Nigeria and Bénin (Dahomey) 33cm. long
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