Yoruba Tribe West African Artifacts ~34.3" Tall - New 2025 - West African Artifacts


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Dimensions: H:34.3" W:10.6" L:42.9" Weight: 14.1 lbs.

Yoruba Tribe Gelede Masquerade Figure – This colorful wooden sculpture comes from the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria and is a type of Gelede masquerade figure. The Gelede festival honors women, ancestors and spiritual forces. The festival involves public performance that combines dance, music and masked figures to address social issues, honor mothers and maintain community balance. It is hand-carved wood, painted in bright colors and dressed in real fabric. The sculptures often depict figures riding animals (like this horse), with stylized faces, red-painted skin, and detailed costumes. The exaggerated features and colors are symbolic and meant to entertain and educate.

About the Tribe

Yorubaland is the cultural region of the Yoruba people in West Africa. It spans the modern-day countries of Nigeria, Togo, and Benin. The Yoruba states are located in southwest and north central regions of Nigeria. The Yoruba people make up the second largest tribe in Nigeria. Evidence suggests that as of the 7th century BCE, the African peoples who lived in Yorubaland were not initially known as the Yoruba, though they shared a common ethnicity and language group. The history of the Yoruba people begins in Ile-Ife, an ancient Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria (located in the present-day Osun State) that turned into the first powerful Yoruba kingdom, one of the earliest in Africa south of the Sahara-Sahel. This kingdom was founded by the deities Oduduwa and Obatala, whom according to Yoruba religion are believed to have created the world. Almost every Yoruba settlement traces its origin to princes of Ile-Ife. As such, Ife can be regarded as the cultural and spiritual homeland of the Yoruba nation. It is rightly regarded as the birthplace of some of the highest achievements of African art and culture, combining technical accomplishment with strong aesthetic appeal.

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