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Art History Animalia

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Headdress (Igi Gelede)
Early/mid-20th century
Yoruba, Nigeria
Wood and pigment
On display at Art Institute of Chicago
(see reply post for a similar piece at the Met)

A similar piece on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York:
Yoruba artist; Ketu region, SW Nigeria or Republic of Benin
Gelede Helmet from a Masquerade Ensemble, mid-20th century, wood