Detail View: The AMICA Library: Pair of Divination Bag Panels
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1995.23.1-2
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Costume and Jewelry
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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Nigerian
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba
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Title:
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Pair of Divination Bag Panels
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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early 1900s
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Creation Start Date:
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1900
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Creation End Date:
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1930
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Materials and Techniques:
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cloth, glass beads, cardboard
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Classification Term:
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Costume
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Classification Term:
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Costume
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Style or Period:
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Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 49.5cm, Bag: 21.5cm x 19.6cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1995.23.1
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ID Number:
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1995.23.2
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Credit Line:
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Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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The prestige and power of the Ifa cult is indicated by the fact that only Ifa priests and rulers of sacred descent may wear beaded costumes. Pouches such as these are worn around the Ifa priest's neck, and contain ritual items used in divination. The face on each bag panel represents a deity, perhaps a special patron of the priest who commissioned the bags.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1995.23.1-2.tif
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