DepartmentTextiles-Africa
Oba's (King's) crown
NameCrown
CultureYoruba
DateEarly 20th
Place madeNigeria, Africa
Mediumglass beads, cotton
DimensionsOverall: 34 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. (87 x 20 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sandy Besser, IFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2002.49.32
DescriptionConical frame covered in beads. Faces in relief in three rows top to bottom. Bird on summit with bead fringes around top and bottom edges of crown
ca. 1900
mid 20th
20th century
mid 20th century
Late 19th century
late 19th century - early 20th century
ca. 1950
circa 1950
1920-1972
21st century