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Helmet mask for Gelede society in form of a male head with white face and black beard, with complex superstructure of a European male with rifle shooting at a python that is attacking a giant chicken

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Helmet Mask (efe Gelede)

Yoruba people, Republic of Benin (formerly Kingdom of Dahomey), Nigeria, Anago region, African

20th century

Titles Helmet Mask (efe Gelede) (Descriptive)
Medium wood and pigment
Credit Line Gift of Jay and Clayre Haft, 1986.720
Object Name helmet mask
Classification Costume

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