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Y O R U B A |
Hairstyles Worship |
Royalty - The Kings | ||
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Crown denoting tribal status |
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| A beaded cone-shaped crown with a long fringe of beads that covers the wearer's face is the most important symbol of Yoruba kingship. Beaded crowns signify that the king-wearer can trace his ancestry to Odudua, the mythical founder of the sixteen original Yoruba kingdoms.6 |
Crown
(ade) -
Yoruba peoples Ijebu region,
Nigeria ca. 1930 |
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