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great crown: Adenla
Glass beads, cotton. Ht.= 273mm
State crown of an Oba. Beads sewn onto canvas base, lined with red felt. On the top of the crown is a bird with blue underside, the rest white. Between the faces are four pairs of birds. The power of kingship resides in this type of crown.
Obtained by Pinkett between about 1900 and 1910.
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This object is part of the Yoruba and Benin collection in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter.
© 2001 Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter.