Helmet Mask (Gelede)
Object type: Mask
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Yoruba peoples, Egbado group
Date: 19th–20th century
Medium: Wood, pigment, metal staples
Dimensions: H x W x D: 10 15/16 x 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (27.9 x 21 x 26 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Geography:  Meko region   Nigeria  
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1966
Accession year: 1978
Tags: Animals|Faces