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  2. Gẹlẹdẹ - Wikipedia

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    Gelede mask from the Yoruba people of Nigeria. Held at the Birmingham Museum of Art Gelede Body Mask Gelede mask, Afro-Brazilian Museum, São Paulo. The Gẹlẹdẹ spectacle of the Yoruba is a public display by colorful masks which combines art and ritual dance to amuse, educate and inspire worship. [1]

  3. Gele (head tie) - Wikipedia

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    Gele is a traditional head tie native to Yoruba people of Nigeria, Benin and Togo . [1] The gele comes in specific shapes and designs. Gele is worn with other Yoruba women's outfits, like Iro ati buba, Komole and Asoebi. Yoruba woman wearing Gele Yoruba woman in Gele Yoruba woman in a Gele style Yoruba woman in Gele

  4. Head tie - Wikipedia

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    In Nigeria, Gele is are Nigerian Yoruba style of headdresses which are elaborate. Although the gele can be worn for day-to-day activities, the more elaborate ceremonial ones are worn to weddings, special events, and church and other religious activities. [5] They are unique to the Yoruba culture. [6]

  5. Yoruba clothing - Wikipedia

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    Yoruba clothing is the traditional clothing worn by people of the Yoruba ethnic group in parts of Nigeria, Benin and Togo in a region called Yorubaland. The clothing reflects the rich culture, history and aesthetic preferences of the Yoruba people. Yoruba woman in traditional clothing Yoruba men's clothing Yoruba woman

  6. Oba's crown - Wikipedia

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    Beaded Crown. An Oba's crown represents the highest level of authority vested in Yoruba rulers. Referred to as an Adé, the bead-embroidered crown is the foremost attribute of the ruler and the greatest mark of honour and sanction of divine authority together with the "Opa Ase" (scepter of Authority) [1] and the Odigba/Ejigba (royal collar of beads). [2]

  7. File:Man's royal headdress, 1. Yoruba people. Musée des ...

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  8. Aso oke - Wikipedia

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    Aso Oke sewn into Agbada outfit and Fila Traditional Yoruba women's garment. Aso oke fabric, (Yoruba: aṣọ òkè, pronounced ah-SHAW-okay) is a hand-woven cloth that originated from the Yoruba people of Yorubaland within today's Nigeria, Benin and Togo.

  9. Epa mask - Wikipedia

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    An Epa mask is a ceremonial mask worn by the Yoruba people of Nigeria during the Epa masquerade. Carvings representing priests, hunters, farmers, kings, and mothers are usually depicted on the masks. Carvings representing priests, hunters, farmers, kings, and mothers are usually depicted on the masks.