Ivory arm bracelets

Cream coloured tube with intricate carving

Yoruba, Owo, Nigeria, 17th century
Accession Number M13025A

A skilled ivory carver made these armlets, depicting mythical animals, for a king to wear on ceremonial occasions. Each was carved as a double cylinder from a single piece of ivory.

Cream coloured tube with intricate carving

 
 

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