YORUBA BEADWORK, NIGERIA

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Beaded Sheaths
$4000

 

Beaded
Crowns 2

 

Yoruba
Beaded Belts

 

Yoruba
Beaded Sashes

 

Ifa Diviner's
Bags

Yoruba
Beaded Crowns
 

 

Beaded Bottle19
12", $400

 

Beaded
Crowns 3



Ifa
Diviner's
Panels

Ifa
Diviner's
Bags

Beaded
Gourd
17, SOLD
 

 

Beaded
Figures 20
32", $800

Beaded
Vests



Beaded
Sashes 2

Yoruba
Necklaces



Yoruba
Crowns 3
 


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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