{"id":2275,"title":"Crown","medium":"Glass beads, leather, canvas, wicker","classification":"Jewelry/Adornment, Beadwork","dimension":"L.15 (crown), L.15 (fringe) in.","object_name":"Crown","continent":"Africa","country":"Nigeria","nationality":"Nigerian","culture":"Yoruba","dated":"about 1920","room":"G236","list":"african-art-highlights","role":"Artist","text":"There’s a good reason why a Yoruba crown is always placed on the ruler’s head from behind or from the side: grave disaster could strike if the king sees inside the conical headdress, so potent is its power. For similar reasons, his subjects shouldn’t gaze upon his face, usually covered by a beaded veil to prevent such encounters. This crown is also adorned with royal birds, regarded as important messengers between the divine world and the earth.","creditline":"The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund","accession_number":"76.29","artist":"Yoruba artist","life_date":"Nigeria","department":"Arts of Global Africa","rights_type":"Public Domain","image_width":1576,"image_height":3860,"recent":0,"see_also":[],"sort_number":"76    29","image":"valid","public_access":1,"curator_approved":1,"highlights":0,"Cache_Location":"002000\\200\\70\\2275","Primary_RenditionNumber":"mia_39930a.jpg","Rights_Image_Display":"Full","list:african-art-highlights":true,"related:audio-stops":[{"title":"Yoruba, Beaded Crown","_id":"2275","objectId":"2275","link":"http://audio-tours.s3.amazonaws.com/p919.mp3","number":"919","type":"audio"}],"mtime":"2026-02-04T06:00:50.797Z"}