Beaded Crown - Yourba People - Nigeria

Price: $495.00


 


Amongst the most spectacular beaded objects from Africa are the crowns of Yoruba kings in Nigeria. Yoruba rulers wear these crowns with veils on state occasions & during public functions. The veil of beaded strands affixed to the crown shroud the face of the king. In Yoruba tradition, strands of beads are the emblams of the gods. the faces on the crown represent ancestors, one of whom might be Oduduwa, the legendary founder of the Yoruba. The gathering of the birds alludes to the spirits' worlds & the kings ability to mediate between the realms of teh human beings and of the spirits. 35.5"H x 11"W