Minneapolis Institute of Art
Crown
Yoruba artistLinkedCulture matchlcp-ddd60c9b2fa5
- Date
- about 1920
- Medium
- Glass beads, leather, canvas, wicker
- Culture
- Yoruba
- Department
- Arts of Global Africa
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 2275
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
There’s a good reason why a Yoruba crown is always placed on the ruler’s head from behind or from the side: grave disaster could strike if the king sees inside the conical headdress, so potent is its power. For similar reasons, his subjects shouldn’t gaze upon his face, usually covered by a beaded veil to prevent such encounters. This crown is also adorned with royal birds, regarded as important messengers between the divine world and the earth. Nigeria, Africa
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- Credit line
- The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund
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