Nigeria

X97.29.6a-d Beaded drum regalia: Drum strap, stick, and bante

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Beaded drum regalia: Drum strap, stick, and bante
Nigeria
Yoruba peoples
Leather, glass beads, cloth, wood, velvet
Length (drum strap): 85.5 cm (33.6 in)
Fowler Museum at UCLA. Museum Purchase. X97.29.6a-d

 

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X97.16.3 Beaded apron

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Apron
Artist: Felipe Garcia Villamil
Nigeria
Yoruba
Velvet, beads, cowrie shells, thread
Made in 1997
W: 40 cm, H: 45.1 cm, D: 2.2 cm (W: 15.7 in, H: 17.7 in, D: .86 in)
Fowler Museum at UCLA. Museum Purchase. X97.16.3
 

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X96.3.9 Beaded cap

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Beaded cap
Nigeria
Yoruba peoples
Cloth, glass beads, thread, plant fiber, cordage
H: 43 cm, W: 25.5 cm, D: 3 cm (H: 16.9 in, W: 10.0 in, D: 1.1 in)
Fowler Museum at UCLA. Museum Purchase. X96.3.9
 

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X96.3.8 Beaded dog-eared cap

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Beaded dog-eared cap
Nigeria
Yoruba peoples
Cloth and beads
H: 34 cm, W: 27 cm, D: 4 cm (H: 13.3 in, W: 10.6 in, D: 1.5 in)
Fowler Museum at UCLA. Museum Purchase. X96.3.8
 

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X96.3.7 Mask Ensemble

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Mask Ensemble
Nigeria
Yoruba peoples
Cloth, glass beads, cowrie shells, leather, synthetic leather, plant fiber, string, thread
H:173 cm, W: 52 cm, D: 43 cm (H: 68.1 in, W: 20.4 in, D: 16.9 in)
Fowler Museum at UCLA. Museum Purchase. X96.3.7
 

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X96.3.3 Beaded Bag

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Beaded Bag
Nigeria
Yoruba peoples
Beads, thread, cloth
89 cm (35.0 in)
Fowler Museum at UCLA. Museum Purchase. X96.3.3
 

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X96.3.2b,c White beaded gourd and lid

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White beaded gourd and lid
Nigeria
Yoruba peoples
Gourd, beads, cloth, thread
17 cm (6.5 in)
Fowler Museum at UCLA. Museum Purchase. X96.3.2b,c
 

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X96.3.2a White beaded crown

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White beaded crown
Nigeria
Yoruba peoples
Glass beads, thread, cloth, plant fiber
H: 73.5 cm, Diam: 22.5 cm (H: 28.9 in, Diam: 8.8 in)
Fowler Museum at UCLA. Museum Purchase. X93.3.2a
 

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X96.3.13 Beaded bottle container

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Beaded bottle container
Nigeria
Yoruba peoples
Glass bottle, glass beads, plant fiber, quill, thread, cotton cloth, string
H: 33 cm, D: 11 cm, W: 11 cm (H: 12.9 in, D: 4.3 in, W: 4.3 in)
Fowler Museum at UCLA. Museum Purchase. X96.3.13
 

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X96.3.12 Pair of beaded fly whisks

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Pair of beaded fly whisks
Nigeria
Yoruba peoples
Cloth, animal hair, glass beads, cotton thread, plant fiber, string
H: 89 cm, W: 29.5 cm, D: 10.0 cm (H: 35.0 in, W: 11.6 in, D: 3.9 in)
Fowler Museum at UCLA. Museum Purchase. X96.3.12
 

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Source: Drewal, H., Mason, J. (1998). "Beads, Body, and Soul - Art and Light in the Yoruba Universe", Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History. page 223

These would have been worn around the neck like the linked edan of Osugbo elders; the beaded birds on the straps are there to offer protection for one of a person’s most vulnerable pots, the nape of the neck.