COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1995.22
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CMA_.1995.22
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
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Costume and Jewelry
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
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Unknown
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
Nigerian
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Nigerian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba
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Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Sacred Crown
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Sacred Crown
Title
false
Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
false
View:
Detail
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Detail
View
false
Creation Date:
early 1900s
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early 1900s
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1900
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1900
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1925
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1925
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
cloth, glass beads, basketry, cardboard, wood, feather quilts
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cloth, glass beads, basketry, cardboard, wood, feather quilts
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Costume
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Costume
Classification Term
false
Classification Term:
Costume
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Costume
Classification Term
false
Style or Period:
Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba
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Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba
Style or Period
false
Dimensions:
Diameter: 26.8cm, Overall: 105.9cm, Cone: 35.1cm, Fringe: 55.3cm
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Diameter: 26.8cm, Overall: 105.9cm, Cone: 35.1cm, Fringe: 55.3cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1995.22
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1995.22
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
A cone-shaped crown with beaded veil is the most important element of royal regalia among the Yoruba. Reserved for ceremonial occasions, only rulers descended from the deity Oduduwa may wear them. To consecrate a sacred crown, magical herbal materials are packed inside the top of the cone. Four beadwork faces on the cone represent either royal ancestors, or Oduduwa himself. Atop the crown is an okin, recognized by the Yoruba as the king of the birds.
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A cone-shaped crown with beaded veil is the most important element of royal regalia among the Yoruba. Reserved for ceremonial occasions, only rulers descended from the deity Oduduwa may wear them. To consecrate a sacred crown, magical herbal materials are packed inside the top of the cone. Four beadwork faces on the cone represent either royal ancestors, or Oduduwa himself. Atop the crown is an okin, recognized by the Yoruba as the king of the birds.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1995.22det04.tif
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CMA_.1995.22det04.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false