Gelede Mask
Before 1953
Culture
Yoruba
Locale
Africa
Object
mask
Accession Number
1953.898
Credit Line
Exchanged with British Museum, London
Yoruba artist, Gelede Mask, Date Not Known. Wood and pigment; 8 1/4 in. x 8 1/5 in. x 13 in. Denver Art Museum: Exchanged with British Museum, London, 1953.898
Dimensions
height: 8.25 in, 20.9550 cm; width: 8.5 in, 21.5900 cm; depth: 13 in, 33.0200 cm; height: 12.5 in, 31.7500 cm; width: 8.5 in, 21.5900 cm; depth: 8.25 in, 20.9550 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Arts of Africa
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Collection of the British Museum, London, England, before 1953; Denver Art Museum 1953
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