Royal beaded crown

NameCrown

CultureYoruba

DateEarly 20th century

Place madeNigeria, Africa

MediumGlass beads, cloth

Dimensions45 × 9 × 9 in. (114.3002 × 22.86 × 22.86 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.2014.49.1

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value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2014.49.1

ProvenancePurchased by Douglas Dawson from Nigerian-American collector, Okuwere William, who purchased the crown from a dealer's collection in Nigeria.

DescriptionBeaded crown with long beaded veil, beads are polychrome overall, crown is cone-shaped with four smaller cone-shaped points at the top, white beaded designs in diamond and checkerboard shapes embellished on crown surface, four abstract beaded facial features on four sides, beaded avian figures perched at each crown point top.