Title:
Beaded Alligator Status Cloth
Object Name:
Cloth, Status, Alligator
Other Name:
Cloth, Beaded, Status, Alligator
Place of Origin:
Yoruba, Nigeria, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 65"
W = 9"
D = 2"
Yoruba beaded items are among the most colorful African works of art. They were worn by the king and his courtiers and were often given as presents to important visitors, or worn by nobles.
Yoruba beadwork is undertaken for royal commissions and appears on crowns and tunics. They are sometimes given to foreign dignitaries as a welcoming gift.
Bacquart, P. 101—102
H = 65"
W = 9"
D = 2"
Yoruba beaded items are among the most colorful African works of art. They were worn by the king and his courtiers and were often given as presents to important visitors, or worn by nobles.
Yoruba beadwork is undertaken for royal commissions and appears on crowns and tunics. They are sometimes given to foreign dignitaries as a welcoming gift.
Bacquart, P. 101—102
Description:
Status cloth worn over shoulders of a noble, covered beaded alligator with short curved green tail. Two short legs extending from each side, orange face with two yellow round eyes. Dark blue, light blue, orange and two—tone green stripes, following elongated body.
Collection:
Finley Collection
Material:
Cloth W/Beads
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Weaving / Sewing / Bead Work
Owned:
Art Department, MSSU
Accession#:
2014.1.127
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