Which Yoruba masquerade tradition, inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List, uses carved wooden headdresses to honor the mystical authority of mothers?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. the Gelede masquerade
- Step 1: Practiced by the Ketu and western Yoruba communities, Gelede is a festive masquerade performed with intricate carved wooden headpieces. Step 2. It honors 'our mothers' (awon iya wa), appeasing their spiritual power to ensure fertility, community health, and social peace. Answer: the Gelede masquerade. Why not the others: Eyo is performed in Lagos; Egungun honors male patrilineal ancestors; Alarinjo was traveling court theater.
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