Image Title:
Bracelet Yoruba peoples, Owo group
Note:
"This magnificent ivory bracelet was the possession of a chief from the Yoruba kingdom of Owo. Scholars have suggested that items like this were worn at Ore, a ceremony that celebrated the kingdom's origins at Ife, the cradle of Yoruba civilization." Read More
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991
Image Source:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Subject:
Jewelry - Bracelet - Yoruba Peoples - Owo Group - Yoruba kingdom - Chief - Ife
Date:
17th–19th century
Rights:
Public Domain
Image:
SA-JWY-1
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