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Yoruba (Nigeria)Diviner's NecklaceBeads, cloth

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Ethnographic Start Price:900.00 USD Estimated At:1,800.00 - 2,200.00 USD
Yoruba (Nigeria)Diviner's NecklaceBeads, cloth
<B>Yoruba (Nigeria)</B></I><BR>Diviner's Necklace<BR>Beads, cloth, leather<BR>Length: 37 1/8 inches Width of Flaps: 6 ½ inches<BR><BR>This elaborate neck ornament is comprised of two flat pouch-like elements with fringes (these do not open, but are said to contain medicines to empower and protect the diviner) connected by two identical chains of six precisely-spaced beaded cylinders each linked to the others by loose beaded strands. All the applied beading and the connecting strands are in good preservation. Numbers of the individual beaded flap-fringe elements are missing. There is wear on the backs of the cloth flaps.<BR><BR>Provenance: H. Bruce Greene II and family, Naples, Florida<BR><BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)