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posted on 2025-05-22, 11:17 authored by Abidemi Babatunde Babalola
Finished bead crown and caps on display in the bead worker's showroom with him standing. These caps and crowns are not for fashion or for everyday people; they are for royalty or priesthood. Title chiefs can also use them.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

Abidemi Babatunde Babalola

Title alt

ori ko gbofo ati ade

Description alt

Ade ati Ori ko gbofo ti a ti se tan ninu yaraifihan awon osise. Awon ade ati fila yi o kin se fun awon eyan lasan, o wa fun awon idile oba. Awon oloye na le wo

Cultural group

Yoruba

Participants

Adisa Ogunfolakan, Boluwaji David Ajayi, Omokolade Omigbule, Alaba Owojori

Country

Nigeria

Place

Ile-Ife, South west region

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Workshop

Date of creation

2020-05-13

Unique ID

2019LG01-0053

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