Photographs © Hamill
YORUBA
BEADED CROWN 22
12.5"/25", $400
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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