20th C. African Yoruba Wood Headdress - Bird
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Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba Culture, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A wonderfully vibrant and striking wooden headdress skillfully carved to depict a beautiful bird in the round with incised plumage and painted in vibrant red, black, and white hues - perched upon a caplike form that is perforated around the rim, presumably for attaching ornaments or a costume. Birds have a special significance to the Yoruba, representing the triumph of good over evil. What's more, Osanyin is a Yoruba bird deity associated with medicine and divination. Size: 19.5" L x 8.625" H (49.5 cm x 21.9 cm)
Provenance: private Omer Claiborne collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA; acquired over the last 40 years
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#129223
Provenance: private Omer Claiborne collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA; acquired over the last 40 years
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#129223
Condition
Normal age cracks and surface wear with abraded areas. Bird finial is a bit loose from the cap form below, but is still attached.
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20th C. African Yoruba Wood Headdress - Bird
Estimate $500 - $750
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