Bead working

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posted on 2025-05-22, 11:17 authored by Abidemi Babatunde Babalola

Starting to make beaded cap "ori ko gbofo". It is only used by the royals. Note that satin of the same color with the dominant bead to be use is laid on the processed sack. Asinde is passing needle and thread in and out of the underlay to sew beads on the sack

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

Abidemi Babatunde Babalola

Title alt

akun sise

Description alt

Ibere Ori ko gbofo sise. Awon oba nika lo n lo. Aso ti own lo ni awo kan na

Cultural group

Yoruba

Participants

Alaba Owojori, Abidemi Babatunde Babalola, Omokolade Omigbule, Ayobami Samuel Diya

Country

Nigeria

Place

Ile-Ife, South west region

Cultural context/event

General production

Social group setting

Producer

Location

Workshop

Date of creation

2021-04-28

Unique ID

2019LG01-0045