Diviner's or Performer's Bag

Ekiti-Yoruba bead artist (?)

20th century

Not on view

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Title: Diviner's or Performer's Bag
Artist: Ekiti-Yoruba bead artist (?)
Date: 20th century
Geography: Nigeria, Efon-Alaiye region (?)
Culture: Ekiti-Yoruba peoples (?)
Medium: Leather, glass beads, cotton cloth and thread, velvet
Dimensions: H. 8 in. × W. 1 1/4 in. (20.3 × 3.2 cm)
Classification: Beads-Costumes
Credit Line: Gift of Bill and Gale Simmons, 1994
Object Number: 1994.534
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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