YORUBA BEADWORK, NIGERIA

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Beaded Sheaths
$4000



Beaded
Crowns 2

Beaded Gourd
17, 14", $400

Yoruba
Beaded Belts

Beaded Bottle
19, 12", $400

Beaded Figures
20, 32", $800



Beaded
Crowns 3

Yoruba
Beaded Sashes

Yoruba
Beaded Crowns

Yoruba, Ifa Diviner's Bags


Photographs © Tim Hamill

YORUBA, BEADWORK, Nigeria

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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