Detail View: The AMICA Library: Crown (Ade)
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AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1994.314
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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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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African; West African; Nigerian
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Africa, Nigeria//Africa, West Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Southern Ghana, Southern Nigeria, Togo (SL) Africa,West Africa,Nigeria
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Yoruba
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Title:
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Crown (Ade)
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Title Type:
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preferred
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View:
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3/4 view
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Creation Date:
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Late 19th/mid-20th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1875
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Creation End Date:
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1925
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Materials and Techniques:
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Glass beads, fabric, string, copper alloy
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Classification Term:
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Beadwork
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Subject Description:
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Beaded conical crown with bead veil; mounted by figure of large bird, with several figures of birds throughout. Crown and figures composed of beads of various colors. Anthropomorphic face on front with bulging forehead and eyes; large nose; and small rectangular mouth. Front section of veil in net-like design of connected diamonds; remaining area composed of single strands of beads. Interlocking geometric designs in various color schemes throughout.
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Creation Place:
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Africa,West Africa,Nigeria,Ogun (state),Ijebu Ode
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Dimensions:
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H: 40 1/2 in. (102.8 cm); D: 10 7/8 (27.6 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1994.314
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Cora Abrahamson Endowment
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Rights:
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Context:
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Once owned by the Dagburewe of Idowa
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.E30840.TIF
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