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Inventario:
ETNOM33
Misure:
Unità di misura: cm
Tipo di misura: altezza
Valore: 63
Provenienza (nazione):
Nigeria
Technique and Dimensions:
Fibers, cotton, glass beads, oogun Ashe
Utilizzo:
Corona-copricapo cerimoniale Riservato a sovrani e sacerdoti di particolari divinità, veniva indossato in occasioni cerimoniali. Cerimoniale
Back to Focus:
Ceremonial crown-headdress with veil of beads, reserved for sovereigns and priests of particular deities, symbol of royalty, link with ancestors and spiritual power. In the upper part of the crown is hidden a powerful "medicine" (oogun Ashe) prepared by the herbalist priest for the protection of health and destiny of the sovereign.
