YORUBA GELEDE HEADDRESSES ARCHIVES 3

The Gelede Headdresses on this page have all been SOLD and are left here for educational purposes.

For UNSOLD Yoruba Gelede headdresses:

GO TO YORUBA GELEDE MASKS PAGE 1   (vetted as AUTHENTIC)

GO TO YORUBA GELEDE STYLE MASKS PAGE 2

Yoruba Gelede 3 11" high SOLD*

Yoruba Gelede 5 14" high SOLD*

Yoruba Style Gelede 34 11.5" high SOLD

Yoruba Style Gelede 28 8" high SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 42 11" high SOLD

YORUBA Gelede 46 14.5" high SOLD

Yoruba Style Gelede 50 10.5" high x 16" deep SOLD

Yoruba Style Gelede 52 9.5" high x 18" deep SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 2 12" high SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 20 12" high SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 21 SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 22 SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 24 SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 00 SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 13 SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 48 SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 19 13" high SOLD

YORUBA Gelede 41 11" high SOLD

YORUBA Gelede 45 14.5" high SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 33 11" high SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 31 10.5" hgih SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 25 11" high SOLD

YORUBA Gelede 47 12.5" high SOLD

Yoruba Style Gelede 51 16" high SOLD

YORUBA Gelede 44 14.5" high SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 11 SOLD

Yorba Gelede 12 SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 14 SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 15 SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 16 SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 1 SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 4 SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 6 SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 8 SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 10 SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 17 SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 18 SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 30 SOLD

Yoruba Gelede 32 SOLD

Gelede, a male association, uses the aesthetic power of sculpture, costume, song and dance to placate and please women, who have special spiritual power. Often with elaborate superstructures, the headdresses appear as identical pairs in the dances.