African tribal Yoruba House of the HeadAfrican tribal art house of the head | Yoruba

House of the head Yoruba African tribal artAfrican Yoruba tribal art | house ofhe head

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AFRICA/NIGERIA.

Tribal Group: YORUBA.

House of the head, basket with cowrie shells overlaid, leather handles, leather bird atop.

Yoruba people are believed to venerate an individuals "inner head", a spirit that is responsiblwe for the persons's destiny. The symbolic inner head is preserved in a container called "house of the head." It is made from leather and cloth and covered with cowrie shells, which are associated with wealth, a sign of the owner's prestige in the tribe.

21" tall x 8" diameter

Maker unknown

ca unknown

acquired in 1996

US$1,000

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