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Description : 20th C. African Yoruba Beaded Cloth Ade Oba Headdress with beaded. Approx 24 tall x14 dia. Condition is good with minimal signs of use or wear as shown, see photos. Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A sizable and beautiful helmet mask, comprised of several textile swaths sewn together and reinforced along the rim, meant to be worn atop one's head rather than over the face. The exterior exhibits a meticulously-arranged display of 2 abstract anthropomorphic faces, 8 chameleons of primarily blue or green colors, and 8 small orange-headed birds. A central column with a rounded head rises from the top of the helmet, and a large bird-form finial rests within a central cavity with its slender wooden attachment pole. The colors on this helmet are brought forth via thousands of multi-colored seed beads in hues of crimson, emerald, sapphire, citrine, pearl, jet, and topaz. Headwear like this example, known as an ade oba (or adenla), were used primarily as the crown for the reigning king to symbolize his wealth, power, influence, and responsibility over those he governed. Size: 11 W x 24.125 H (27.9 cm x 61.3 cm). The ade oba (or king's beaded crown) is the quintessential symbol of kingship within the Yoruba culture. Beads like those used on these masks were not made by the Yoruba peoples but rather imported from the British Isles. Such seed beads exhibiting a blue hue, like those seen on this mask, were highly-prized because such sapphire colors were not found in naturally-occurring substances.
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