Beaded cap "orikogbofo" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3049135

Description

cloth, white miniature glass beads,

This headgear is in the form of a barrister’s wig that would have been seen in the British courts established in Nigeria during the colonial era.

The king wore an “orikogbofo” hood to assert his authority to judge civil and criminal matters and to decide punishments.

The object Beaded cap “orikogbofo” with the object ID 3049135 was part of the auction 99th Auction on November 12, 2022. The object with the lot number 136 achieved a sales price of EUR 650 with an asking price of EUR 400.

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Comparing literature

Drewal, Henry John & John Mason, Beads, Body and Soul, Los Angeles 1998, p. 209