National Commission for Museums and Monuments

Ijebu

Description

A wooden carved gelede headdress with an elaborate head gear painted black, white and dark brown colour. It has a human facial feature, having protruding eyes with holes in it and three tribal marks on both cheeks.

Locality: Ijebu, Yoruba

Chronology: 16th Century

Provenance: Southwest

Material: Wood, Pigments

Dimension: H 38.5cm, B 32cm, W 2.2kg

Current Location: National Museum Lagos