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  2. Waist beads - Wikipedia

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    The Yoruba people refer to waist beads as Ileke, ibebe idi, Jigida, and Lagidigba. They are both a piece of jewelry and a part of their spirituality. Beads are often made from glass, nuts, wood, or metal and come in varying sizes and colors. In Yoruba culture, waist beads are a part of the rite of passage for young women.

  3. Oba's crown - Wikipedia

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    Beaded Crown. An Oba's crown represents the highest level of authority vested in Yoruba rulers. Referred to as an Adé, the bead-embroidered crown is the foremost attribute of the ruler and the greatest mark of honour and sanction of divine authority together with the "Opa Ase" (scepter of Authority) [1] and the Odigba/Ejigba (royal collar of beads). [2]

  4. Odigba - Wikipedia

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    An Odigba is not a single string of beads but the collection of individual necklaces bound and held together into a larger piece of collar. It might also come made with a long hanging pouch, bag or bags also made from beads or beautifully embroidered leather which would hang as a sash or baldric belt across one or both (opposite) sides of the torso/hip of the wearer to form a double cross ...

  5. Glass in sub-Saharan Africa - Wikipedia

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    Glass beads in Sub-Saharan Africa were used as an economic tool, denoting wealth and political power. Yoruba kings, or Obas, often encouraged complicated and abundant glass beadworking as a visual symbol of their nation's wealth. [1]

  6. Yoruba art - Wikipedia

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    To the Yoruba, art began when Olódùmarè commissioned the artist deity Obatala to mold the first human image from clay. Today, it is customary for the Yoruba to wish pregnant women good luck with the greeting: May Obatala fashion for us a good work of art. [7] The concept of ase influences how many of the Yoruba arts are composed. In the ...

  7. Oba (ruler) - Wikipedia

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    Oba ('ruler' in the Yoruba language [1] [2]) is a pre-nominal honorific for kings in Yorubaland, a region which is in the modern republics of Benin, Nigeria and Togo. Examples of Yoruba bearers include Oba Ogunwusi of Ile-Ife, Oba Aladelusi of Akure, and Oba Akiolu of Lagos. An example of a Bini bearer is Oba Ewuare II of Benin.

  8. Yoruba clothing - Wikipedia

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    Yoruba women wear beads on their neck, wrists, ankles, waist and on their heads. Other common accessories Yoruba women use include Irukere, commonly called "horse tail" in English, Handfan called Abebe and Okin Arewa and A Clutch Purse. [8] Hairstyles: Yoruba Women's hairstyles can also be considered part of Yoruba clothing. Yoruba hairstyles ...

  9. Agbada - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Yoruba beads are often worn with it. The agbada is a male attire worn for special events and everyday life, depending on the extravagance of the garment. It is a distinct robe that comes in different styles and designs. [1] A Yoruba man acting in a traditional drama, wearing an Agbada Yoruba man in a type of Agbada

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