Ethnika Home Decor And Antiques
New Rochelle , NY
Super Seller
Details
- Dimensions
- 8ʺW × 8ʺD × 18ʺH
- Art Subjects
- Abstract
- Period
- 1980s
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
Shop Sustainably with Chairish
- Materials
- Fabric
- Glass
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Blue
- Condition Notes
- Some minor beads loss / good Some minor beads loss / good less
- Description
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Superb African Yoruba King beaded crown with veil nicely embellished
with blue beads and decorated with abstract motifs and faces, … more Superb African Yoruba King beaded crown with veil nicely embellished
with blue beads and decorated with abstract motifs and faces, and birds.
Faces are characterized by tubular eyes and nose.
Those two facial details have important roles in the life of Yoruba.
The eyes are the body conductors, and if the eyes are blind, everything turns darkness.
"The veil is to keep viewers from seeing the king's face, masking his individuality,
and also focusing attention on the real focus of power, the crown.
Dimensions 8" D × 18ʺ H by (32"H with long beads)
minor beads loss
pls check picture
( stand is not included in the sale ) less
Ethnika Home Decor And Antiques
New Rochelle , NY
Super Seller
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