Yoruba Gelede Mask, Nigeria #215 Vietnamese 100% Silk Scarf Geode Glass Ornament

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Date/Period: Mid 20th century

Yoruba Gelede Mask, Nigeria #215 Vietnamese 100% Silk Scarf Geode Glass OrnamentYoruba Gelede Mask, Nigeria #215 An amazing Gelede Mask, Yoruba, Nigeria, mounted by a team of a Marionettes, (the two persons on top), who are holding a Coffin in their hands. The figures are moveable by strings, with a small window inlaid so that one may view the inside of the Coffin to the Cadaver. " Qui est propre?" translates to "Who is clean?" This type of Mask might have been worn at Funeral Ceremonies and expresses humor and irony with a