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English: Gelede Body Mask
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English: The object is a Gelede body mask. From bottom to top, its body is a cylindrical form with a protruding abdomen into which two small curved eye holes have been cut. Above the abdomen are hanging breasts. Arms are bent with hands holding a purple and white shawl which is draped around the shoulders. Above the shoulders is a cylindrical neck supporting a helmet mask covered in white pigment with a broad nose and mouth, protruding eyes, and median crest coiffure. There are indigenous repairs along a split in the center of the abdomen at the left side of the back.
Date 19th century
date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Dimensions 49 1/2 x 22 x 15 1/2 in. (125.7 x 55.9 x 39.4 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q632682
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Credit line Gift of Corice and Armand P. Arman
Notes
  • Culture: Benin
  • Place made: Benin
Source/Photographer Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1999.129_transpc001.jpg
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