File:Brooklyn Museum 1999.129 Gelede Body Mask (2).jpg
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English: Gelede Body Mask ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
English: Gelede Body Mask |
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Description |
English: The object is a Gelede body mask. From bottom to top, its body is a cylindrical form with a protruding abdomen into which two small curved eye holes have been cut. Above the abdomen are hanging breasts. Arms are bent with hands holding a purple and white shawl which is draped around the shoulders. Above the shoulders is a cylindrical neck supporting a helmet mask covered in white pigment with a broad nose and mouth, protruding eyes, and median crest coiffure. There are indigenous repairs along a split in the center of the abdomen at the left side of the back. |
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Date |
19th century date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 |
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Dimensions | 49 1/2 x 22 x 15 1/2 in. (125.7 x 55.9 x 39.4 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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institution QS:P195,Q632682 |
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Credit line | Gift of Corice and Armand P. Arman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1999.129_print_bw.jpg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission (Reusing this file) |
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Attribution: Brooklyn Museum
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