Dance in Art

Headdress (Igi Gelede)

Fagbite Asamu (active late 19th/mid-20th century) or Falola Edun (active early/mid-20th century) Yoruba Nigeria Coastal West Africa

Medium:

Wood and pigment

Collection:

Arts of Africa

Source:

aic

Rights:

AIC — rights reserved

Headdress (Igi Gelede), by Fagbite Asamu (active late 19th/mid-20th century) or Falola Edun (active early/mid-20th century) Yoruba Nigeria Coastal West Africa, is a public-domain wood and pigment in the LODance gallery of dance in art. It's one of thousands of historic images tracing how dancing has been seen and celebrated across the centuries.