Crown "ade Banyani" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3037363

Description

cloth, cowrie shells, leather, cylindrical base with openwork superstructure, embroidered with cowrie shells, strings of cowrie shells attached on the outside, crowned by a bird sculpture, leather charm enclosed, slightly dam.;
according to most authors, “banyani” was “shango’s” gentle sister. When queen of Oyo she relinquished her position to her tempestuous brother, whom she succeeded after his death. “Crowns of banyani” are placed on terracotta jars in “shango” shrines and are also worn by devotees of “banyani” during ceremonies.

The object Crown “ade Banyani” with the object ID 3037363 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 353 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.

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Comparing literature

Witte, Hans, A Closer Look, Berg en Dal 2004, p. 229, ill. 219