YORUBA STYLE BEADED CONTAINER 1

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YORUBA
BEADED CONTAINER 1
8" high x 12.5" wide x 11.5" deep
$500
SOLD

This Yoruba beaded container shows no evidence of age or use and was probably made to be 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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