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Yoruba (African people) Social life and customs
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Albéca, Alexander L. d'
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Gelede (Yoruba rite)
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McKay, J.
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1895
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Africa
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Nigeria
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Nigerian House of the Head Personal Shrine
Nigerian Cap Mask
Nigerian Ibeji Twin Figure
Nigerian Eshu Cult Figure
Dahomey et Régions Limitrophes d'après les itinéraires des voyageurs et les renseignements les plus récents
Route in the Yoruba Country…
Nigerian Diviner's Staff
Nigerian Offertory Bowl with Lid
Nigerian Drum
Nigerian House of the Head Personal Shrine
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four small framed mirrors are attached to the top section.
Nigerian Cap Mask
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and a carved line representing a beard extending from the hairline to the chin. A hat that extends upwards and back from the forehead is painted yellow with a narrow red band at the bottom.
Nigerian Ibeji Twin Figure
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A carved wooden male standing figure with short round base. The head is pointed with coiffure, scarification and facial features carved in low relief. The body is crudely articulated, probably because it was originally covered with shells or beads. One string of beads encircles the neck, one encircles the waist, and one hangs from each arm. There is evidence of encrustation,...
Nigerian Eshu Cult Figure
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there is also another necklace from which several strings of cowrie shells hang down past the base of the carving. The figure holds a drum in his left hand underneath the shells.
Dahomey et Régions Limitrophes d'après les itinéraires des voyageurs et les renseignements les plus récents
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Maps of Africa to 1900
Albéca, Alexander L. d'
Route in the Yoruba Country…
Image | 1895 |
Maps of Africa to 1900
McKay, J.
Nigerian Diviner's Staff
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The long staff is roughly wrought (hand-made) out of iron. There are two clusters of long, narrow cones attached along the shaft and another inverted cluster at the top, supporting a disk and a simple, abstracted bird form.
Nigerian Offertory Bowl with Lid
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A decorative bowl carved from a single piece of wood in the form of a kneeling woman holding a lidded bowl in the shape of a rooster. The woman has large breasts and is unclothed. Four rings suggesting neck rings are carved around her neck and three rings are carved at her hips. The arms and shoulders are carved to suggest a triangular tattoo decoration. The eyes are large, ...
Nigerian Drum
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Carved wooden male figure kneels on short disk and supports a cylindrical hollow drum on his head and hands. Large eyes, a wide nose and closed mouth are carved on the face. The figure wears a simple loincloth. The drum is carved with parallel lines around the bottom and near the top, with diagonal lines connecting them. A hide cover is attached over the open top.
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