Yoruba Gẹlẹdẹ Female Helmet Mask, Nigeria #1147 PROVENANCE Ring Collection from Djenne a small amount of elixir

a small amount of elixir had already been sipped by the Asura before Mohini could chop off his head

from Leonard Kahan Gallery

and even thought to represent a Powerful Warlock

it is similar to the Rooster-Human Mask

I remember showing my friend Lauren my meagre collection (at that point) and her being particularly drawn to this piece

Yoruba Gẹlẹdẹ Female Helmet Mask, Nigeria #1147 PROVENANCE Ring Collection from Djenne a small amount of elixirYoruba Gld Female Helmet Mask, Nigeria #1147 PROVENANCE The Gld Spectacle of the Yoruba is a public display filled with colorful masks which combine Art and Ritual Dance to amuse, educate and inspire Worship. Gelede celebrates Mothers (awon iya wa), a group that includes Female Ancestors and Deities as well as the Elderly Women of the Community, and the Power and Spiritual Capacity these Women have in Society. Focusing not only on Fertility and