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Woman's Àdìrẹ Wrapper
Yoruba
Cotton, plain weave; resist-dyed; two panels joined · 1970
Art Institute of Chicago
Shrine Vessel
Yoruba
Terracotta · 1949
Art Institute of Chicago
Tray (Opon Ifa)
Yoruba
Wood and pigment · 1930
Art Institute of Chicago
Panel
Yoruba
Cotton and rayon, warp-stripe, warp-faced plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts · 1930
Art Institute of Chicago
Ceremonial Sword (Ape)
Yoruba
Iron, leather, and ivory or bone · 1925
Art Institute of Chicago
Barrister’s Crown (Orikogbofo)
Yoruba
Raffia, canvas, glass, and pigment · 1925
Art Institute of Chicago
Royal Cap (Orikogbofo)
Yoruba
Glass, cloth, and string · 1925
Art Institute of Chicago
Woman's Àdìre Eleso Wrapper
Yoruba
Cotton, plain weave; resist-dyed; two panels joined · 1925
Art Institute of Chicago
Tapper (Iroke Ifa)
Yoruba
Wood, glass beads, and thread · 1925
Art Institute of Chicago
Woman's Wrapper (Aso Oke)
Yoruba
15 strips joined: cotton and viscose-rayon, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts and areas of discontinuous wefts forming openwork · 1925
Art Institute of Chicago
Woman's Àdìre Wrapper
Yoruba
16 panels joined: alternating panels of cotton, plain weave; screen printed and cotton, plain weave; screen printed; resist-dyed · 1925
Art Institute of Chicago
Woman's Àdìre Wrapper
Yoruba
Cotton, plain weave; resist dyed · 1925
Art Institute of Chicago
Panel
Yoruba
Cotton, plain weave; tie dyed, stitch resist dyed · 1925
Art Institute of Chicago
Panel
Yoruba
Cotton and rayon, fourteen strips of weft-band plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts · 1925
Art Institute of Chicago
Cap (Orikògbòfóor Ojewe)
Yoruba
Glass beads, cloth, iron, and thread · 1925
Art Institute of Chicago
Coronet (Orikògbòfóor Onigegemerin)
Yoruba
Glass beads, cloth, iron, and thread · 1925
Art Institute of Chicago
Bag (Apo Ileke)
Yoruba
Cloth, glass beads, and thread · 1925
Art Institute of Chicago
Headdress for Gelede (Igi)
Yoruba
Wood, pigment, and kaolin · 1901
Art Institute of Chicago
Headdress for Gelede (Igi)
Yoruba
Wood · 1901
Art Institute of Chicago
Mask for Egungun (Ere Egungun)
Yoruba
Wood and pigment · 1901
Art Institute of Chicago
Headdress (Egungun or Gelede)
Yoruba
Wood and pigment · 1901
Art Institute of Chicago
Royal Cap (Orikogbofo)
Yoruba
Glass, cloth, and string · 1901
Art Institute of Chicago
Twin Commemorative Figure (Ibeji) with Cowrie Shirt
Yoruba
Wood, cowrie shells, and fiber · 1900
Art Institute of Chicago
Dance Staff (Oshe Sango)
Yoruba
Wood and sacrificial material · 1900
Art Institute of Chicago