Yoruba Art
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The Yoruba people of Nigeria and Benin are renowned artists. Each spring, men don intricately carved headdresses for a celebration called the Gelede masquerade honoring the community’s women. This ornate version appears with other ritual objects in Yoruba Sculpture: Selections from the Mary Johnston Collection at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem, Ore., from January 19 to March 16. (503) 370-6855 www.willamette.edu/museum_of_art.
Photography courtesy Hallie Ford Museum of Art/Frank Miller
This article was first published in January 2008. Some facts may have aged gracelessly. Please call ahead to verify information.
