YORUBA STYLE BEADED SASHES 2 ( 31-51), NIGERIA

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YORUBA STYLE
Sashes 43-45

43, 47.5" long x 6" wide, $200
44, 47.5" long x 6" wide, SOLD
45, 47.5" long x 6" wide , SOLD

  YORUBA STYLE
Sashes 37-39

37, 56" long x 7.5" wide, SOLD
38, 49" long x 6" wide, SOLD
39, 60" long x 6.5" wide, $200

The Yoruba beaded sashes below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes.

YORUBA STYLE
Sashes 49-51

49, 49.5" long x 6" wide, SOLD
50, 50.5" long x 6" wide, SOLD
51, 52" long x 6.5" wide , SOLD


 YORUBA STYLE
Sashes 31-33

31, 53" long x 7 wide", SOLD
32, 50" long x 6.5" wide, SOLD
33, 60" long x 7" wide, SOLD



 YORUBA STYLE
Sashes 34-36

34, 49" long x 6" wide, SOLD
35, 50" long x 6" wide, SOLD
36, 60" long x 6" wide, SOLD




 

YORUBA STYLE
Sashes 46-48

46, 49" long x 6" wide, SOLD
47, 51.5" long x 6" wide, SOLD
48, 49" long x 6" wide, SOLD



 YORUBA STYLE
Sashes 40-42

40, 52" long x 6.5" wide, SOLD
41, 51.5" long x 6.5" wide, SOLD
42, 51" long x 6" wide, SOLD



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YORUBA, BEADED IFA SASHES, Nigeria

Brightly inventive and meticulously constructed, these modern sashes are based upon sashes that functioned as symbols of the owner's spiritual position and were worn in public ceremonies by Ifa priestesses. Although they have no spiritual use, these pieces are produced by hand in Nigeria by the Yoruba people.

The original sashes were derived from the sacred beaded sheaths for Oko iron staffs (see Yoruba Beaded Sheaths).

Beads and cowrie shells were signs of wealth and status. In addition to the Yoruba faces with vertical scarification on the cheeks, common themes include many types of animals and geometric patterns.

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