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Diviner’s Bag

Yorùbá

Diviner’s Bag

Yoruba, 1900

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Yorùbá

Diviner’s Bag

Yoruba, 1900

Physical Qualities Beads, cloth, string, 21 H x 21 W x 2.5 D cm. (bags only); 76 L x 3 D cm. (handle o
Credit Line Anonymous Gift
Object Number 1999.462
Two handles constructed with strands of beads attached to beaded cylinders; flap of each bag is decorated with interlocking designs within a square on a red background.
"New on View," Jun 19, 2002 - Oct 6, 2002, BMA.
"Meditations on African Art: Light," Dec 17, 2006 - Apr 1, 2007, BMA, Karen Milbourne.

Inscribed: Donor's label on back: 738.

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