YORUBA BEADED CROWN 17

 

Photographs © Hamill Gallery


YORUBA, BEADED CROWN 17, 21"/33", $600. SOLD

Traditionally, Yoruba crowns were worn by the king, or Oba, in public ceremonies. They were embellished with symbolic designs. Beads were signs of wealth and status.

Most of these are contemporary and were probably made for sale rather than for use by a king.

The veil, here incomplete, was to separate the divine king from mortals.


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