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Shrine head, 12th-14th century

Ancient Yoruba

G250

ritual beadwork with face and sixteen birds mounted on the crown; long fringe hangs from crown

Crown, about 1920

Yoruba

G236

Three figures as a support for a round top. PL figure is holding drum, center figure is on a horse and PR is female with a child on her back. Figures on irregularly shaped base.

Divination tray, mid 20th century

Yoruba

G254

dress-like underbody; horizontal bar at top with doughnut-shaped section at center which rests on top of head; inset piece of knit blue and white material at top front (for wearer to see through); many vertical strips of various lengths of patchwork cloth trimmed in zigzags of colored felt and plastic; many different types of fabric--printed, velvet, pile, wool, felt; hammered aluminum pendants in various shapes scattered overall; some fabrics printed with text on back

Egungun ceremonial outfit, 1930-1950

Yoruba

G375

cloth pouch with front flap decorated with beads; design of three stylized faces with interlocking geometric designs; braided leather tassels and handles; attached to square black mount

Bag, 20th century

Yoruba

G254

Bead covered handle with geometric zigzag, triangle and striped designs in multicolored beads; head with bulging eyes and mohawk hairstyle at top; long tail of reddish-brown hair at end

Flywhisk, about 1950

Yoruba

G254

at the top of tapper is a large, square head with a face characterized by oval, wide-set eyes, prominent nose, and partially open mouth; on top of head is a small headdress carved with patterned lines and slightly rounded at top; figure kneels on cone shape of tapper--her arms are bent at her waist and she cups her breasts with her hands; figure's belly is round with a large belly button and belt at her waist; top of tapper cone has a band of hash-mark-like carvings; tapper curves down to a point; tan in color overall

Tapper, 18th century

Yoruba

G254

strip woven, with supplementary weft patterning

Asa Oke Elephant Pattern Wrappers, 20th century

Yoruba

G236

indigo and light blue; three panels; alternating floral and dot pattern rows of indigo thread embroidery running length of fabric; folded and sewn hems at each short edge; dyed design on one side; light blue pattern and indigo background: two bands along each short edge; two line designs in indigo border on one short edge; diagonal pattern of turtles with large circular shells, long rectangular tails filled with indigo dots; decorative curved lines and circles around turtles; dot pattern throughout

Tortoise pattern adire wrapper, 20th century

Yoruba

G236

post with two figures; bottom maternity figure is kneeling and holding two sticks presented vertically and touching the base of the post; bottom figure supports a circular bowl shaped platform which supports a male equestrian figure with elaborate saddle and trappings; figure wears a conical shaped crown decorated with the faces of past rulers; metal mount

Ancestral Post, c. 1910

attributed to Adeshina

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helmet in the form of a man's head, with a small triangular face; hooked nose; openings under nose and at eyes; stylized ears; short, pointed black beard; high rectangular black eyebrows; looped, beehive-like headgear with five buckle-like elements in blue, black, white and red; beanie-like top of headgear with knob; rather bright polychromy

Gelede mask, mid 20th century

Yoruba

G254

man and woman with a calabash; Yoruba Tribe; pair of figures carved in ivory; the male figure is standing and holding a round vessel, his hands at its opening; the female clings to his arms, over the vessel, her feet off the ground

Man and woman with a calabash, before 1850

Yoruba

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staff with bird finial; iron

Diviner's Staff, 20th century

Yoruba

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Crown, early 20th century

Yoruba

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Wood, metal fittings, nails

Door, early 20th century

Yoruba

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Bronze male figure. Holding a bowl against chest. Loop on top of head. Three loops on each side of face (possibly facial hair). Elongated torso.

Ogboni Society Figure, 20th century

Yoruba

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band of cross-hatch design below a kneeling female figure holding an object in front; on top of her head, the tusk, forms a conical hat; H. 1- 1/4 x dia. 1 5/16 (base) in.

Ifa Divination Tapper, 19th century

Yoruba

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standing female figure with arms at sides; hair in a pointed topknot; wearing strand of red beads and strand of brown beads and strand of multicolored, yellow, blue and black beads at waist

Ere Ibeji, 20th century

Yoruba

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standing female figure with arms at sides; hair pointed topknot with 2 lobes; wearing strand of red and brown beads and strand of brown beads at neck and strand of yellow and black beads and strand of blue and black beads at waist

Ere Ibeji, 20th century

Yoruba

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man's outfit including cap, pants, shirt, cotton, embroidered, lined, African (Nigerian); stored in box; 'Simmons'; dark blue with red strips

Man's Outfit, 20th century

Yoruba

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skirt or wrapper, cotton, African (Nigerian, stored in box; 'Simmons African'; stored w/86.100.5,.7,.26); stripwoven, brocade, openwork, zigzag floats; black ground with red purple and light blue brocade

Skirt or Wrapper, 20th century

Yoruba

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Asoke cloth, cotton, African; stored in box; stored with 86.100.24,32; stripwoven, openwork

Asaoke Cloth, 20th century

Yoruba

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strip woven, cotton

Yoruba Boy's trousers, 20th century

Yoruba

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6 individual strips machine stitched together

Cloth, 20th century

Yoruba

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cotton plain weave; tie dyed to result in a pattern of light blue; two panels sewn together; adire cloth

Woman's wrapper, 1995

Yoruba

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Ere Ibeji, 20th century

Yoruba

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helmet mask with yellow-skinned face, with wide nose and large eyes with red around bottom eyelids; three black vertical lines on each cheek; V and L-shaped repeated shapes for eyebrows; white circle surrounded by tiny blue vertical lines at center of forehead; green vertical plank on top of head with a seated puppet on top; puppet has red skin; puppet wears a long-sleeves shirt and pants of similarly patterned cloth--white with brown flowers and lines--and a blue neck kerchief; puppet has black short hair, blue dots for eyebrows and has a white spot surrounded by tiny yellow dots on forehead

Gelede mask with puppet, c. 2000

Yoruba

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standing male figure wearing large headdress, segmented into four sections, with a pointed tip and blue pigment; the base of each headdress segment has straight vertical lines that transition into decorative indentations toward top point; the figure's head, including headdress, is curved and shaped like a banana when viewed in profile; he has no nose or mouth; figure's eyes are circular mounds of wood with a single nail at the center of each; face has many short, carved lines; his ears are set far back on his head and end at point; PL ear has short piece of string/rope strung through it; figure's neck is short and his arms are bent at the elbows; hands rest on prominent stomach; an angular penis is visible between short, columnar legs that have feet carved directly into the base

Standing male figure, 1900-1925

Yoruba

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small wooden figure kneels and holds a short staff; figure has elaborate headdress with carved stripe pattern protruding from four, round, segmented carvings that rest at top of forehead; face has carved stripes at cheeks, temples, and chin; row of three, small oval carvings decorate brow; figure's eyelids project out and have design carved into them; figure's lips are parted to reveal carved teeth; breasts are pronounced and angular, the PL breast rests on top of/alongside staff; staff has a curved piece at top that extends over figure's PL shoulder and down back; round, hollow ring of wood connects figure to base; wood is dark brown, has a rough texture, and a sheen

Male figure, 20th century

Yoruba

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one of two figurative brass staves, which are attached by a chain at the tops of their cone-shaped headdresses; this figure has been identified as male (the other female); however, the staves appear identical, with wide, oval eyes, wide pointed noses, and a small mouth with slightly parted lips; both figures have patterned decoration on their forehead and cheeks; both wear a beehive shaped headdress that ends in a point; the heads are attached to the body of the stave, which has an ornate design; main body of stave is cylindrical in shape, below it the stave leads into a point; staves are all one brass color, with the bottom section appearing to be a more brownish color

Staff with male head, 20th century

Yoruba

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one of two figurative brass staves, which are attached by a chain at the tops of their cone-shaped headdresses; this figure has been identified as female (the other male); however, the staves appear identical, with wide, oval eyes, wide pointed noses, and a small mouth with slightly parted lips; both figures have patterned decoration on their forehead and cheeks; both wear a beehive shaped headdress that ends in a point; the heads are attached to the body of the stave, which has an ornate design; main body of stave is cylindrical in shape, below it the stave leads into a point; staves are all one brass color, with the bottom section appearing to be a more brownish color

Staff with female head, 20th century

Yoruba

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wood bust with round head covered with large, oval, patterned headdress protruding up and out; side of headdress are flat; face is carved in by small indentation--eyes, nose, mouth, and three small lines on each cheek; neck is long and thin and attached to a tall, square base with carvings on front; the piece overall is a light brown--natural hue of the wood

Doll, 20th century

Yoruba

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black and blue woven textile with light blue threads speckling throughout the background; red and purple stripes run horizontally; top and bottom of panel are folded and stitched; pale blue edging lines the non-folded sides of the panel

Panel, 20th century

Yoruba

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dark blue woven panel with alternating lined sections of green, white, pink and pale blue forming abstract shapes; two ends are folded and hemmed, forming a 3- 7/8" cuff

Man's toga cloth, 20th century

Yoruba

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dark indigo with tie-dyed circles; bands of zigzags and vertical lines separated by horizontal bands

Adire ohiko (tie-dyed panel), 20th century

Yoruba

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woven strips sewn together; dark blue with white and bright blue stripes alternate with strips woven with dark blue and white stripes and stitched with white fish and blue and white vertical stripes in silk along with "MABAYOMI JEOLUWAAMI" (maker's name?) in blue

Panel, 20th century

Yoruba

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woven strips sewn together; black with subtle dark blue stripes alternating with purple, black and white striped bands with purple woven designs

Wrapper, 20th century

Yoruba

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woven strips sewn together; alternating stripes; primarily magenta stripes with green and yellow geometric bands; checked blue and pale pink stripes with bold magenta geometric patterns; magenta threads have slight sheen

Woman's wrapper, 20th century

Yoruba

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kneeling female figure on a round base; woman holds her breasts in her hands; round-cheeked face with large eyes; scarifications on forehead and cheeks; upswept hairstyle; dark brown

Female figure, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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tall dome-shaped beaded hat; five bird-like shapes at top applied to surface; several areas of raised beaded designs on bottom two sections of beading (two on bottom row, four and second row); motifs overall are mostly geometric

Hat, 20th century

Yoruba

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rather flat headgear with slightly rounded top; white leopard with black spots stands at top with two human heads on either side of cat (one with brown skin and tuft of black hair at top front of head, the other with yellowish-tan skin and hair in a modified Mohawk hairstyle) and animal head with long pointed snout, baring many teeth, in front of cat; holes drilled around edge; band of twisted striped cloth nailed around edge

Egungun headdress, 1950s

Yoruba

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dark and light blue fabric; print with alternating designs - tortoise alternating with large and small geometric designs; 2 panels joined at center

Adire (wrap), 20th century

Yoruba

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maroon and grey striped fabric; embroidery - 10 rows - around neckline (keyhole shape); geometric patterns - knots, ovals and triangles on front and back; sleeves open to bottom edge; 6" seam along bottom, each sleeve

Agbada, from a three-piece set, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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maroon and grey striped fabric; blue panel at top; tan machine embroidery on outside of leg near bottom and wide band around bottom edge; diamonds and triangles; drawstring at waist

Pair of pants, from a three-piece set, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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maroon and grey bias stripe, cylindrical hat; lined in blue

Hat, from a three-piece set, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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fourteen strips joined along length; blue, tan, maroon; lengthwise stripes alternate tan and maroon along length; each strip blue, multi, blue, multi, blue

Panel, 20th century

Yoruba

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textile is predominately dark blue with light blue dyed decorations; made of two panels stitched together; decorated with dyed stars shaped like an asterisk symbol; each star contained within a box; small tie threads still on textile throughout

Adire cloth, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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predominately dark blue; some white, blue, brown, and orange ikat patterned stripes found lengthwise on the textile; two paneled; hemmed at shorter edges; rectangular in shape

Cloth (olowu dudu), c. 1950

Yoruba

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Man's tunic; brown, golden yellow embroidery; brown fabric with gold stripe; holes woven into fabric in horizontal stripes; rows of holes connected vertically with brown thread on surface; wide collar of gold embroidery; geometric motifs include knots, ovals and stripes; see pants L2010.200.165.2

Agbada, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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man's pants go with L2010.200.164.1; made from same brown fabric with gold stripes and woven holes connected vertically by brown thread on the surface; wide band of gold embroidery at cuffs and up leg; blue drawstring panel at top; side seam pockets small black and white checked fabric

Pants, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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ten strips sewn together; alternating strips of solid purple and blue and white gingham woven with purple geometric designs including bars, squares, diamonds and arrows; backed with white netting

Woman's wrapper, late 19th centurty

Yoruba

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eleven paneled, black cloth with blue tie-dyed stripes; some stripes are single and some are triple; blue striped panels are interspersed with plain black panels

Panel, c. 1950

Yoruba

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vertically striped tan and white pants with natural brown waist; blue inner lining at cuffs; elastic-like waist

Pair of pants, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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white and tan striped textile with geometric embroidery at the chest area; sides of shirt are completely open; neck opening is "v" shaped and has blue lining; edges of shirt are hemmed

Shirt, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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brown silk textile constructed of two panel; textile decorated with perforations in the form of lines and crosses; shorter edges are hemmed

Panel, 20th century

Yoruba

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blue textile with light blue and grey stripes; stripes vary in width; short edges of textile hemmed; textile constructed of two panels

Wedding cloth, mid 20th century

Yoruba

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dark purple, and gold striped agbada with heavy embroidery at neckline and across chest; gold embroidery at UR chest is many lines of design in a large swirled pattern; at center and left side of chest - much solid golden embroidery as well as abstract embroidered areas; horizontal lines of (punched?) holes in center area; vertical lines on holes on open sleeve areas; on back center another large swirled area of golden embroidery; upper body of garment is lined with teal blue fabric which shows through horizontal holes on back and front

Agbada, 20th century

Yoruba

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eleven strips sewn together; predominately purple with cream edging on strips and green arrowhead designs, stripes and bowtie shapes; openwork patterning in weaving with twisted threads

Wrapper, late 19th century

Yoruba

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female figure with a baby clinging to her back; may have been a sword handle

Maternity Figure, 18th century

Yoruba

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tan and white vertical stripe with gold supplemental warp; open weave and floats

Wrapper, c. 1950

Yoruba

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15 narrow vertically sewn strips in grey with center metallic woven strip; 2-1/2" hem at both ends

Wrapper (Skirt), 20th century

Yoruba

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five woven strips stitched together; black, yellow, white, silver metallic; vertical and horizontal stripes interspersed with elephants and floats

Turban, 20th century

Yoruba

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panel, hemmed on two sides; indigo with light blue patchwork-like designs with four different geometric patterns, including snowflake-like design; starch resist

Oremerin, 20th century

Yoruba

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two panels sewn together and hemmed on two sides; indigo with light blue patchwork- like designs with geometric patterns, organic animal motifs and abstracted flowers; starch resist

Alokun, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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two panels, sewn together and hemmed on two sides; indigo with light blue patchwork- like designs with various geometric and zoomorphic designs; two floral motif blocks at center; starch resist

Alokun, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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two panels sewn together and hemmed on two sides; indigo with light blue repeating block designs in two motifs with bird and flower forms, with crosshatching; starch resist

Ore mi Pe, Date Unknown

Yoruba

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blue and white checks with rectangular areas of white and purple bands and triangular design; white spiral embroidery

Hat, 20th century

Yoruba

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purple/violet dyed cotton with applied cowry shells, bells, shells, wood; leather. a. wrapper; b. vest/shirt; c. hat; d. whisk

Shango Priest's Costume, 20th century

Yoruba

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one wrapper(strip-woven), plus seven individual strips, tan ground with gold and white strip, vertical weft floats with pulled areas

Asa Oke Cloths, 20th century

Yoruba

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Strip-woven, tan ground with white warp strip, vertical floating weft with pulled areas and supplementary weft patterning

Asa Oke Wrapper and Individual Strip, 20th century

Yoruba

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strip woven

Asa Oke cloth used as Skirt, Top and Head-tie, 20th century

Yoruba

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strip woven cloth, machine sewn, embroidered; owned by Chief Ayo Akinsanya

Blue Top (Gbariye), 20th century

Yoruba

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man holding staff with a face at the bottom and wearing a headdress with a face on each side

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Untitled (man holding a staff), 1979

Lamidi Olonade Fakeye

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length of strung beads of various types--predominately black, blue, and pink with variously colored beaded tassel strands at ends--with ten brown nuts; silver pendant with Christian imagery on white beaded strand on one side

Opele oracle chain, mid 20th century

Yoruba

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over-the-head garment with wide, open sleeves; tan with off-white stripes vertically on torso and horizontal on sleeves and on square layer on proper left front torso; bottom hem open except for seams at bottoms of sleeves; V neckline; interior lining panels at hems on front and back torso bottoms is tan with yellow and white diagonal stripes; tan embroidery: large spiral on back with circled formed of eyelet stitches crossed by lines to form diamond pattern; small solid half circle on back of neck; large spiral on upper proper left chest with circled formed by eyelet stitches crossed by lines to form diamond pattern; triangle, four-loop knot, diamond and rectangle embroidery with cabled texture in larger areas on proper right upper torso

Agbada, 20th century

Yoruba

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over-the-head garment with wide, open sleeves; open along bottom hem except seams at bottoms of sleeves; dark blue with thin white striping in weave running horizontally on sleeves and in rectangle on proper left torso, weave runs vertically on torso; off-white embroidery: large spiral on back with center circle filled with eyelet stitches and line stitching in diamond pattern; solid half-oval on back of neck collar with cabled texture inside; large spiral on proper right chest with center circled filled with eyelet and line stitching in diamond pattern; braid and woven triangle on proper right front collar; proper left chest and waist covered with solid embroidery with cabled texture, in large rectangle shapes, two long triangles, diamonds, looping circular and four-loop knot designs; V neckline; light blue fabric lining in torso

Riding (?) agbada, 20th century

Yoruba

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over-the-head garment; V-shaped neckline; wide, open sleeves; bottom hem is open, except for short seam at bottom of each sleeve; indigo with thin off-white stripes, running vertically on torso and horizontally on sleeves; tan embroidery: large spiral on proper right chest, with circle filled with dot stitches in geometric square-diamond pattern; woven thread triangle and embroidered border on proper right neckline; proper left torso entirely embroidered with rectangle, diamond, triangle and drop shapes filled with dot or chain embroidery stitches, bordered with straight line stitching; upper back has large spiral filled with large circle containing diamond-square design of dot embroidery stitches; inner bottom hem on back is bright pink with green, yellow and white diagonal stripes

Agbada, early 20th century

Yoruba

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tan; over-the-head garment; oval neckline; long, wide sleeves; bottom hem open except for seams at bottoms of sleeves; off-white stripes horizontal on sleeves and on square patch on proper left chest, vertical on torso; slit-style pocket on proper right front at waist height; tan embroidery: four-diamond pattern and ovals around pocket; spiral on upper proper right chest filled with dot embroidery stitches in shape of circle with lines across it; off-white braid stitch and woven triangle on proper right collar; triangles, squares and loop embroidery on proper left upper chest, with cabled texture in larger embroidered areas; spiral with circle with lines across it formed by dot stitches on upper left back

Agbada, 1950s

Yoruba

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twenty-three panels total; thirteen long panels sewn along long edges, with extending panels on eight long panels to create even length; grey and black woven panels with light purple-pinkish shiny embroidery on one side; folded and sewn hems at short edges; embroidered pattern of horizontal stripes across panels; bands of horizontally or vertically oriented embroidered diamonds

Wrapper, 20th century

Yoruba

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two panels; one long edge of each panel sewn together; folded and sewn hems along short edges; dye resist with green and blue banded cloth with purple flower design underneath indigo dye; design is same on each panel mirrored over center seam; band of pairs of bird figures and floral dot design along long edges; two bands of lettering on each panel; large oval at center of each panel with torso, hands and head of two human figures wearing headdresses; human figures with infinity spiral design as torsos on sides of ovals; large vegetal designs: leaves, flowers, trees; large lion-like figures with manes and claws; dot pattern fills any open space in design

Coronation Jubilee pattern adire wrapper, 20th century

Yoruba

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indigo background; alternating pattern of spotted squares, and squares with a flower; has heading band

Adire wrapper, 20th century

Yoruba

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Ere Ibeji, 20th century

Yoruba

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the European wearing solar topi, an umbrella in his right hand sits in front of four native oarsmen wearing caps and holding paddles; a standing native at the stern of the boat

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Boat Group, c. 1940

Thomas Ona Odulate

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woven panel; indigo ground; green stripes

Wrap, 20th century

Thomas Ona Odulate

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6 panels joined; indigo with sky blue stripes

Wrapper, 20th century

Thomas Ona Odulate

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masquerade costume, garment and headcovering, cotton, porcupine quills, African, stored in box; (Simmons); garment stored w/86.100.21,27 stripwoven, red, black and white; head covering, cotton, white, with eyeholes and nose stuffed with porcupine quills

Masquerade Costume, 20th century

possibly Yoruba

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dark and light blue striped cloth; 5 panels of different widths; pattern: wide solid dark blue section followed by light and dark blue stripes of varying widths; repeat pattern

Cloth (olowududu), early-mid 20th century

Okun Yoruba

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Blue Woven Trousers and Top, 20th century

Yoruba

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Beaded Bag, 20th century

Yoruba or Kuba

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Sheath, 20th century

Yoruba

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Woman's wrapper, 20th century

Yoruba

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Woman's wrapper, c. 1990

Yoruba

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Woman's wrapper, c. 1990

Yoruba

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Asaoke cloth, 20th century

Yoruba

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Opa Orisha Oko (Shrine Staff), early 20th century

Yoruba

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Adire (wrapper), 20th century

Yoruba

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Adire (wrapper), 20th century

Yoruba

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Wrapper with machine stitched stripes, 20th century

Yoruba

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Wrapper on colored print, 20th century

Yoruba

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Man's pants, 20th century

Yoruba

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