YORUBA BEADWORK 19
YORUBA, BEADED BOTTLE 19, Nigeria, 12", $400, © Tim Hamill
This beaded bottle has a beaded bird stopper. Beads were signs
of wealth and status. Many Yoruba sacred and secular objects were embellished
with elaborate images and symbolic designs created by small glass beads.
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