Art African Mask Yoruba

Description

Ref: m-646
Height 22.5
CM
Product Description
Yoruba mask from Nigeria. Old piece over 40 years old. Supplied on a base.
The spectacle of sculpted or guèlèdè masks is sung in the Yoruba language and traces the history and myths of the Yoruba-Nago peoples. It includes a preliminary work of craft: sculpture of the masks and making of the costumes. The Guèlèdè mask is a sacred mask, carved in wood and worn on the top of the head. The men who wear these masks are dressed in rich feminine clothes and bells on their feet and hold two ponytails in their hands. The ceremonies take place at night in a public square with a house nearby where the dancers dress. It is first the singers who come out, accompanied by the drum, then the dancers, accompanied by an orchestra. The latter wear a mask which is the true expression of a vital force, in which gesture and creative activity are put to work. This expressiveness is accompanied by the roundness of the contours and the delicacy of the model. They all have masks with different shapes and specific names. Each pair evolves alone imitating the gait of certain animals or the flight of various birds. The show uses irony and derision, including satirical masks, to denounce deviant behavior. The extraordinary vitality of Yoruba masks and their cultural dynamism have allowed the transplantation and survival of African beliefs in the New World: the descendants of these masks are found in Brazil and Cuba. It should be noted that the oral Guèlèdè genre is classified as oral and intangible heritage of humanity by Unesco in order to avoid the loss of this traditional know-how and to revitalize it.
Piece delivered with an invoice and a certificate of authenticity.
African art, African mask
African art african tribal arte africana afrikanische kunst
Ref: m-646 Height 22.5 CM Product Description Yoruba mask from Nigeria. Old piece over 40 years old. Supplied on a base. The spectacle of sculpted or guèlèdè masks is sung in the Yoruba language and traces the history and myths of the Yoruba-Nago peoples. It includes a preliminary work of craft: sculpture of the masks and making of the costumes. The Guèlèdè mask is a sacred mask, carved in wood and worn on the top of the head. The men who wear these masks are dressed in rich feminine clothes and bells on their feet and hold two ponytails in their hands. The ceremonies take place at night in a public square with a house nearby where the dancers dress. It is first the singers who come out, accompanied by the drum, then the dancers, accompanied by an orchestra. The latter wear a mask which