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Beaded Coronet (orikogbofo)
Beaded Coronet (orikogbofo)

Beaded Coronet (orikogbofo)

Datebefore 1898
Associated withAfrica
MediumGlass beads, cloth, thread, and basketry
DimensionsH. 6 1/2 x W. 9 1/2 in. (16.5 x 24.1 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of Rhonda Morgan Wilkerson, PhD in honor of Lawrence J. Wheeler
Object number2014.19
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCharles Jones African Art, Wilmington, NC; sold to Dr. Rhonda Wilkerson, Raleigh, NC, 2008; given to NCMA, 2014.
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