ITEM #:
2534
ETHNICITY:
Yoruba
ORIGIN:
Nigeria
YORUBA IBEJI FIGURE
Ibeji are carved to represent a deceased child and must be cared for by the mother to appease the soul of that child.
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ITEM #:
2534
ETHNICITY:
Yoruba
ORIGIN:
Nigeria
YORUBA IBEJI FIGURE
Ibeji are carved to represent a deceased child and must be cared for by the mother to appease the soul of that child.
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ITEM #:
2510
ETHNICITY:
Yoruba
ORIGIN:
Nigeria
YORUBA IBEJI FIGURE
Ibeji are carved to represent a deceased child and must be cared for by the mother to appease the soul of that child.
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ITEM #:
20095
ETHNICITY:
Yoruba
ORIGIN:
Nigeria
YORUBA IBEJI FIGURE
Ibeji are carved to represent a deceased child and must be cared for by the mother to appease the soul of that child.
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ITEM #:
2477
ETHNICITY:
Yoruba
ORIGIN:
Nigeria
YORUBA IBEJI FIGURE
Ibeji are carved to represent a deceased child and must be cared for by the mother to appease the soul of that child.
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ITEM #:
55001
ETHNICITY:
Yoruba
ORIGIN:
Nigeria
YORUBA GELEDE MASK:
These somewhat idiosyncratic wooden headdresses used in Yoruba Gelede ritual dances balanced symmetry and proportion.
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ITEM #:
2489
ETHNICITY:
Yoruba
ORIGIN:
Nigeria
YORUBA IBEJI TWIN SET:
Ibeji are carved to represent a deceased child and must be cared for by the mother to appease the soul of that child.
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ITEM #:
2447
ETHNICITY:
Yoruba
ORIGIN:
Nigeria
YORUBA SHANGO DANCE WAND:
A Shango dance wand like this was carried by devotees at the annual festival of Shango and on other ritual occasions. On this fine, the subject is carved as a suppliant female devotee of Shango, the Yoruba thunder deity.
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ITEM #:
55057
ETHNICITY:
Yoruba
ORIGIN:
Nigeria
YORUBA BEADED SASH:
This beaded sash represents the profound spiritual garments worn by Ifa priestesses during sacred ceremonies.
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ITEM #:
40001
ETHNICITY:
Yoruba
ORIGIN:
Nigeria
YORUBA BEADED CROWN:
The awe-inspiring crowns worn by Yoruba kings in Nigeria are some of the most impressive beaded objects in Africa.
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ITEM #:
5527
ETHNICITY:
Yoruba
ORIGIN:
Nigeria
YORUBA ANAGO GELDED MASK:
This Anago Gelede mask, is from the Yoruba people. Gelede headdresses commonly pay tribute to priestesses and female devotees of various gods.
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ITEM #:
55037
ETHNICITY:
Yoruba
ORIGIN:
Nigeria
YORUBA SHANGO DANCE WAND:
A Yoruba Shango wand like this was carried by devotees at the annual festival of Shango and on other ritual occasions. On this fine, the subject is carved as a suppliant female devotee of Shango, the Yoruba thunder deity.
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ITEM #:
4512
ETHNICITY:
Yoruba
ORIGIN:
Nigeria
YORUBA SHANGO DANCE WAND:
A Yoruba Shango dance wand like this was carried by devotees at the annual festival of Shango and on other ritual occasions. On this fine, the subject is carved as a suppliant female devotee of Shango, the Yoruba thunder deity.
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ITEM #:
4509
ETHNICITY:
Yoruba
ORIGIN:
Nigeria
YORUBA GELEDE MASK:
These somewhat idiosyncratic wooden headdresses used in Yoruba Gelede ritual dances balanced symmetry and proportion..
