royal ceremonial jacket

Yoruba people1935-1950

Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Indianapolis, United States

Jacket made of panels of imported velvet and wool, heavily decorated with applied areas of beadwork and beaded fringe. The beaded patterns are made in a variety of designs including medlas, crowns, faux epaulettes, flowers and faces of royal ancestors.

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Details

Title: royal ceremonial jacket
Creator: Yoruba people
Date Created: 1935-1950
Rights: No Known Rights Holder
Medium / Support: wool, cotton, silk velvet, jute, raffia, glass and bugle beads
External Link: See this object at www.imamuseum.org
Dimensions: 43 x 56 in. 47 x 62 3/4 in. (overall w/beads)
Department: Textile and Fashion Arts
Credit Line: Martha Delzell Memorial Fund
Accession Number: 2005.3

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