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Dress for Òrìs à Oko (èwù Òrìs à Oko)

Dress for Òrìs à Oko (èwù Òrìs à Oko)

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This lavishly beaded sheath (èwù) covered a large iron staff made from forged hoes, the icon for the farming god Òrìs à Oko. In a shrine it was elevated like an enthroned queen in her beaded regalia. The white sword-like motif refers to the staff.
Artist
Unknown (Nigerian, Yorùbá People)
Title
Dress for Òrìs à Oko (èwù Òrìs à Oko)
Date
20th century
Medium
Beads, fabric, and leather
Dimensions
56 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Diane R. Wedner and Ron M. Ziskin
Accession No.
1999.133.6
Classification
Beadwork
Geography
Nigeria

Related

December 1999, gifted by Diane Wedner and Ron Ziskin (Toluca Lake, CA) to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Exhibition gallery guide, "Revealing Forms: African Art from the Elvehjem Collection." 2002.
  • Drewal, Henry John. "African Art at the Elvehjem." Bulletin/Biennial Report 2001-2003. Elvehjem Museum of Art (2003): 16-36. pp. 16-36

  • Revealing Forms: African Art from the Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 4/20/2002–6/16/2002

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