| Title: | Gẹlẹdẹ: Art and Female Power among the Yoruba |
| Authors: | Henry John Drewal, Author ; Margaret Thompson Drewal, Author |
| Material Type: | printed text |
| Publisher: | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1983 |
| ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-253-32569-3 |
| Size: | 306 |
| Languages: | English |
| Class number: | 16.2 (Arts in Nigeria) |
| Keywords: | Gelede, Art, Female, Female power, Yoruba |
| Abstract: |
"Gẹlẹdẹ masquerades, practiced by the Yoruba in homage to the extraordinary power of female forces in the cosmos, are lavish artistic performances involving carved wooden headdresses, cloth costumes, dances, songs, and drumming. The authors of this richly conceived study analyze song texts, music, and dance as well as oral traditions and personal histories to interpret Gẹlẹdẹ as a symbolic representation of the Yoruba world view." |
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