YORUBA BEADWORK 17


© Tim Hamill

YORUBA, BEADED GUORD 17, Nigeria, 14", $400, SOLD

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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