Yoruba art

thumb|Gelede mask from the Yoruba people of Nigeria. Held at the Birmingham Museum of Art thumbnail|Gelede Body Mask thumb|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. Gelede celebrates “Mothers” (awon iya wa), a group that includes female ancestors and deities as well as the elderly women of the community, and the power and spiritual capacity these women have in society. Focusing not only on fertility and motherhood but also on correct social beh

sculpture from Ife

indigo-dyed cloth/textile made in southwestern Nigeria

Yoruba woven textile made in narrow strips on a horizontal loom

thumbnail|Yoruba veranda post, Brooklyn Museum

ceremonial mask worn by the Yoruba people of Nigeria during the Epa masquerade

art of the Yoruba people

Yoruba men's cap

Aláàrìnjó (otherwise known as Apidàn) is a traditional dance-theatre troupe among the Yoruba. The dance-theatre was developed in the 16th century.