Ode, Ogun State, for one of Nigeria's most celebrated Yoruba cultural festivals. From stunning bùbá and ìró to agbadas, coral ...

The Ade, or royal beaded crown, is characterized by an inverted goblet-shaped hat with applied gold, blue, green, orange, black, red and white beaded designs. The bell-shaped lower section is ...

This essay was also published in slightly different version in African arts (Los Angeles) 3 (3) 1970, pages 8-17, 74-80. Discussion of the symbolism and iconography of birds on Yoruba beaded crowns ...

From time immemorial, Nigerian men and women have always been lovers of Fashion. They strove to be fashionable in their own little way, making fashion statements with their clothes, beads, hairstyles, ...

A 52-year-old grandmother, Mrs. Funke Adamson, has delivered a baby girl clutching white ‘Ileke’ (Yoruba name for beads) on her hands. The mother, who is said to be a traditional worshipper explained ...

The Yoruba are among the most storied groups in Africa. Their ancestral homeland cuts across present-day southwest Nigeria, Benin Republic and Togo in West Africa. They number between 35 and 40 ...