17th-19th CENTURY IVORY-WOODEN BRACELET

17th–19th century | Nigeria; Yoruba, Owo subgroup | Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay | This magnificent ivory bracelet was the possession of a chief from the Yoruba kingdom of Owo. Scholars have suggested that items like this were worn at Ore, a ceremony that celebrated the kingdom's origins at Ife, the cradle of Yoruba civilization.