Ceremonial Beaded Sash (Snake)

Object/Artifact

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UTA Fine Art Collections

Ceremonial Beaded Sash (Snake): Beaded textile in the shape of a snake with green, white, and red symmetrical designs and with a center row of cowrie shells.
Ceremonial Beaded Sash (Snake)

Beaded textile in the shape of a snake with green, white, and red symmetrical designs and with a center row of cowrie shells.

Name/Title

Ceremonial Beaded Sash (Snake)

Entry/Object ID

2011.C-D.072

Description

Long beaded textile in the shape of a snake with green, white, and red symmetrical designs and with a center row of cowrie shells.

Use

Ceremonial

Collection

Jonathan A. Campbell & Tanya G. Dowdey African Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Yoruba People

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1980 - 2000

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Nigeria

Continent

Africa

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Nigeria

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Yoruba People

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Sash

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Sash

Category

Costume

Dimensions

Width

7 in

Length

57-1/2 in

Material

Beads, Cowrie shells, Cloth