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This is the rating and price for Yoruba Nigeria African Royal Beaded Headdress Crown



Description : Conical Crown on canvas base, covered with glass beads and having dimensional birds and lizards, relief face masks, 23 tall. Considered direct media to the gods, Yoruban kings were enshrined in beads to represent their status, birds to denote their ability to cross into the spirit realms, and low-hanging tassels to remind others they were in the presence not of a man, but of a spiritually unique being.
Price: 437.50 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 700 USD-900 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 5284
Title : Yoruba Nigeria African Royal Beaded Headdress Crown
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, auctioneer, Thomaston, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Tribal Arts & Antiquities - Day 2
Sale date : 23 Sep 2023 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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