Gelede Mask
African Yoruba Painted Gelede Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
, through dance, art, satire, and poetry. Worn by veiled dancers, Gelede masks such as this depict a
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria
Located in San Francisco, CA
Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Nigerian Yoruba Gelede Headdress Mask, Marionettes Which Have Been Danced
Located in Miami, FL
Nigerian Yoruba Gelede Headdress Mask, Marionettes Which have been Danced.
Offered for sale is a
Category
20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Textile, String, Wood, Paint
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
H 17 in W 10.5 in D 12 in
Recent Sales
African Tribal Art Fine Yoruba Gelede Mask Headdress interior design decoration
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century Yoruba Gelede mask.
A fine example of a male Gelede mask used in the Gelede
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 14.18 in W 9.85 in D 7.88 in
Pair of Carved and Polychromed Yoruban Gelede Masks
Located in San Francisco, CA
green with black, blue white and red. Mounted on custom metal stands.
Masks such as this are worn by
Category
20th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Two Gelede Tribe Festival Masks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with original kaolin white pigment and typically carved with animals, celebrating the mother; the other carved with swords celebrating a blacksmith or warrior
Ex-collection Ge...
Ex-collection Ge...
Category
20th Century Masks
Yoruba Body Mask, Nigeria Africa
Located in Bern, CH
Hand-carved wooden Yoruba Gelede bund body mask for ritual male dancers,
strong colors, Nigeria
Category
Vintage 1970s Nigerian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Tribal Helmet Mask of a French Gendarme
Located in Stamford, CT
Gelede helmet mask of a gendarme. Male Yoruba dancers wear gelede masks at festivals honoring the
Category
Mid-20th Century Beninese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ancient Yoruba Wooden Mask, Nigeria/Benin
Located in Roma, IT
Yoruba use three types of masks: the Gelede that are colorful and very expressive; the monumental epa
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Tribal Gelede Mask with Ears, Nigeria, Early to Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yoruba tribal Gelede mask with ears, Nigeria, early to mid-20th century.
Early Yoruba Gelede mask
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ritual Mask of the Yoruba Gelede Ijebu Two Snakes Mighty Mother Around 1940
Located in Hannover, DE
truly one-of-a-kind piece—a Ritual Mask of the Yoruba Gelede Ijebu Two Snakes Mighty Mother from around
Category
Vintage 1940s Nigerian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood, Softwood, Paint
H 13.78 in W 10.24 in D 9.85 in
Antique Yoruba Gelede Face Mask
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Antique carved wood African Yoruba Gelede face mask. Mounted on a round plexi and iron stand
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
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Fine and Important Pair of Polychrome Decorated Giltwood Mirrors
Located in London, GB
Each with a rectangular plate within a stiff leaf, entwined vine and fleur de lis carved surround, the cresting centred by an armorial shield for the Thorold baronets surmounted by a...
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Angelic -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman, Nature, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,040 Sale Price
20% Off
H 31.5 in W 25.6 in D 1 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
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33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Italian Renaissance Style Oak Refectory Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19/20th Century) large oak refectory table with carved apron and legs with trestle base.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
French, Louis XVI Style Enamel Clock Set, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French Louis XVI style Champleve enamel clock set. The clock having a classical scene of a cherub handing flowers to a young maiden. the boarder...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
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A Folding Safari Chair With Stitched Tan Leather Straps & Seat Faux Bamboo Legs
By Maison Jansen
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Faux Bamboo & Stitched Tan Leather Folding Campaign Safari Chair With Sling Arms & Brass Mounts
Havana Teak and Faux Bamboo & Brass Folding Chair in the style of Maison Jansen
He...
Category
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Materials
Brass
$3,374
H 34.26 in W 22.84 in D 18.9 in
Tribal Style Songye Kifwebe Mask, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
This graphic Songye Kifwebe mask has fine carved lines curved over the eyes and diagonal lines radiating from the nose and mouth in classic Kifwebe form. Mid-20th century mask from t...
Category
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Materials
Wood
Collection of Worldwide Traveler's Hand Carved Folk Art Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of worldwide traveler's hand carved folk art masks, circa 1940s - 1970s, possibly earlier. We purchased the estate of an Atlanta Coca Cola executive, who traveled the worl...
Category
Vintage 1950s Balinese Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Black & White Hand Beaded African Chair
Located in North Miami, FL
This truly exquisite hand beaded chair by the Yoruba Artisans of Nigeria, best representation of furniture as art. And don't be shy to sit on them, because they are very comfortable....
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Beads
Ancient Egyptian Limestone Relief with Hieroglyphs
Located in London, GB
Egyptian New Kingdom Relief Fragment
Carved limestone
New Kingdom, circa 1550-1069 BC
12 x 16.5 cm
This beautiful fragment preserves three columns of neat hieroglyphs deeply carved ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Mounted Objects
Materials
Limestone
African Shield Oromo from Ethiopia Early 20th Century
Located in Paris, FR
African shield Oromo from Ethiopia, early 20th century.
Base 34 x 20cm.
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Art
Materials
Leather
Hand-Carved Table by Master Sculptor Valentino Panciera Besarel
By Valentino Besarel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ornately hand-carved wooden table by world famous Venetian sculptor Valentino Panciera Besarel (1829–1902). Solid wood table with cupid carving in center and Italian style Venetian l...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Art Deco Dining Room Tables
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Wood
Antique African Carved Toma Landai Tribal Ceremonial Mask Guinea Art Horns
Located in Dayton, OH
Early antique hand carved Toma or Landai mask from Guinea, Africa. “These brooding, often quite large, masks represent a forest spirit, Landai. Masks like these were used by the men'...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Masks
Materials
Raffia, Hardwood
$1,500
H 39 in W 9.5 in D 7 in
Lega Bwami Society Mask on Display Stand with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a Lega Bwami society wooden mask from the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was likely from the first half of the 20th century and an authentic in-field piece. The mask di...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Bamileke Stool
Located in East Hampton, NY
From Cameroon these single piece of wood carved stools make wonderful side tables as well....
Category
Mid-20th Century African Side Tables
Materials
Wood
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Gelede Mask For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic gelede mask available at 1stDibs. A gelede mask — often made from wood, cord and fabric — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a gelede mask — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right gelede mask, those designed in folk art styles are of considerable interest. Yoruba People each produced at least one beautiful gelede mask that is worth considering.
How Much is a Gelede Mask?
Prices for a gelede mask can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $980 and can go as high as $7,697, while the average can fetch as much as $3,447.
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