Year collected: [Missing] / Culture or time period: Yoruba / Function: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Beaded scabbard, accession number 5-16412, described as Beaded leather sheath for sacred staff such (5-16411). Also associated with beaded pommel cover (5-16413).

Hearst Museum object titled Crown, accession number 5-15899, described as Crown, cylindrical, beaded; gold colored seed beads covering entire surface of crown; bead covered knob/finial at top; British crown motif on opposite sides of crown in red, white and blue seed beads; Height without knob: 10.6 cm; Diameter ca. 17.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Staff, accession number 5-16411, described as Staff embodying Oriṣa Oko, the god of the farm. Wooden handle partially encased in spiral iron bands and decorative bead bands. Attaches to an iron staff blade incised with bands and geometric designs including a cross at midpoint.