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Gelede Masks

Gelede Masks. Jeffrey and Kate. The Beginning of the Masks. The predicted origin of these masks are found in Odu Ifa Odu Ifa is a divinity narrative written by the people of yoruba . There are about 256 Odu Ifa , and each of those Odu Ifas have poems. The poems are called Ese Ifa .

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Gelede Masks

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  1. Gelede Masks Jeffrey and Kate

  2. The Beginning of the Masks • The predicted origin of these masks are found in OduIfa • OduIfa is a divinity narrative written by the people of yoruba. There are about 256 OduIfa, and each of those OduIfas have poems. The poems are called EseIfa.

  3. EseIfa? • Most EseIfas are narratives about people or animals trying to solve their problems • The origins of Gelede are shown in EseIfa

  4. A Summary of the Origin • Yemoja the mother of all living things were not able to have children and consulted an oracle. She then performed a ritual suggested by the oracle and went on to become pregnant. The ritual was to sacrifice and dance with wooden images on her head. She had two children and one was a girl named Gelede. When Gelede grew up she couldn’t get pregnant just like her mother and performed the ritual her mother did. Gelede became pregnant after the ritual just like her mother. The rituals developed later on into the Gelede mask dance.

  5. When? • Gelede ceremonies can take place in any time of the year. Most times ceremonies take place to better the lot of an individual, to cleanse the society of pestilence, to induce rain, to enrich human fertility, to enlist the support of supernatural forces and so on.

  6. A descriptive explanation of the Ceremony • The festival starts with an all night concern called efe • After sleep people go to the marketplace to watch pairs of male dancers dancing to a fast music. • All dances are done by male dancers that wear masks that show nature and other images such as people sewing.

  7. Gelede Costumes • Gelede masks are worn on top of the persons head and their faces are covered with cloth • People to make the masks try to make the masks as humorous or attractive as possible

  8. Citations • "Gelede." Gelede. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelede>. • "Masks, To Protect Man from Witches." African Art Museum. African Art Museum, n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. <http://smafathers.org/museum/resources-ebooks/gelede-masks-to-protect-man-from-witches/>.

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