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Yoruba Beaded Works : Yoruba Beaded Ade Oba's Crown
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Yoruba Beaded Ade Oba's Crown - PF.5419
Origin: Southwestern Nigeria
Circa: 20
th
Century AD
Dimensions:
34" (86.4cm) high
x 10.5" (26.7cm) wide
Collection: African Art
Medium: Beads and Textile
$9,000.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
Superb beaded work is abundantly evident on
this magnificent king’s crown. Conical in shape,
the lower portion has two pairs of birds,
symbolizing the power of women, with their
heads pointed towards the top of the crown.
Two abstract faces representing deities, perhaps
Ifa or Esu, are done in red and bordered in black
and yellow against a white background. Another
pair of birds is on the upper section below the
great bird on the pinnacle, which stands on a
tubular extension in light blue and black.
Strands of red and blue beads hang from the rim
as a veil. Such crowns are worn during important
ceremonies, as at the Odun Oba or festival of the
king. The adenla symbolizes the inner spiritual
head of the king, and it is the crown itself where
royal power is thought to reside. The Oba’s
“divine” status is expressed artistically through
the energetic configuration of the beads, along
with the veil that serves to separate him from the
world of mortals.
- (PF.5419)
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