Ceremonial_sword_fragment,_Yoruba_peoples,_Owo_region,_Nigeria,_Late_19th_century,_Ivory_(2922783179).jpg
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Description Ceremonial sword fragment, Yoruba peoples, Owo region, Nigeria, Late 19th century, Ivory (2922783179).jpg | The udamalore is a ceremonial sword worn by the Olowo, ruler of Owo, and his high-ranking chiefs. It shows the wearer is considered well-born, mature, powerful and influential, a person who is like the elephant. This fragment is from the tip of the sword blade and portrayed a chiefly figure crowned with a coral openwork cap holding a sword. The cap originally had a bird, the emblem of spiritual powers, projecting from its side. |
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Ceremonial sword fragment, Yoruba peoples, Owo region, Nigeria, Late 19th century, Ivory
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Author | Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA |
Camera location | 38° 53′ 16.88″ N, 77° 01′ 32.03″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 38.888022; -77.025564 |
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