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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9419468, member: 8267"]Such beaded tunics - "ewu-ileke" - are made by specialist beadwork artists for Yoruba royalty, chiefs, and priests of the god of thunder, Shango.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]431916[/ATTACH] </p><p><a href="https://www.si.edu/object/ewu-ileke-tunic:nmafa_2003-8-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.si.edu/object/ewu-ileke-tunic:nmafa_2003-8-1" rel="nofollow">https://www.si.edu/object/ewu-ileke-tunic:nmafa_2003-8-1</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Styles and imagery vary, but I have found 4 examples sold at auction that look like they may have been made by the same artist as yours. The first, on Worthpoint, includes an informative description. All are identified as tunics for priests of Shango. The interlace motif, based on Islamic art that is common in the region, is a protective talisman.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]431917[/ATTACH] </p><p><a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/shango-ifa-beaded-tunic-diviner-vest-1809803474" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/shango-ifa-beaded-tunic-diviner-vest-1809803474" rel="nofollow">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/shango-ifa-beaded-tunic-diviner-vest-1809803474</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]431918[/ATTACH] </p><p><a href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/vintage-african-yoruba-ceremonial-beaded-vest-82-c-4904371b61" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/vintage-african-yoruba-ceremonial-beaded-vest-82-c-4904371b61" rel="nofollow">https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/vintage-african-yoruba-ceremonial-beaded-vest-82-c-4904371b61</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]431919[/ATTACH] </p><p><a href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/magnificent-yoruba-shango-priest-elaborately-bead-459-c-7f446df9e5?objectID=147427319&algIndex=undefined&queryID=692bcfb596520e8f5ecfa4d681729b2a" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/magnificent-yoruba-shango-priest-elaborately-bead-459-c-7f446df9e5?objectID=147427319&algIndex=undefined&queryID=692bcfb596520e8f5ecfa4d681729b2a" rel="nofollow">https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/magnificent-yoruba-shango-priest-elaborately-bead-459-c-7f446df9e5?objectID=147427319&algIndex=undefined&queryID=692bcfb596520e8f5ecfa4d681729b2a</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]431920[/ATTACH] </p><p><a href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/yoruba-heavily-beaded-african-ceremonial-garment-80-c-70d4303829?objectID=159966658&algIndex=undefined&queryID=692bcfb596520e8f5ecfa4d681729b2a" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/yoruba-heavily-beaded-african-ceremonial-garment-80-c-70d4303829?objectID=159966658&algIndex=undefined&queryID=692bcfb596520e8f5ecfa4d681729b2a" rel="nofollow">https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/yoruba-heavily-beaded-african-ceremonial-garment-80-c-70d4303829?objectID=159966658&algIndex=undefined&queryID=692bcfb596520e8f5ecfa4d681729b2a</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9419468, member: 8267"]Such beaded tunics - "ewu-ileke" - are made by specialist beadwork artists for Yoruba royalty, chiefs, and priests of the god of thunder, Shango. [ATTACH=full]431916[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.si.edu/object/ewu-ileke-tunic:nmafa_2003-8-1[/URL] Styles and imagery vary, but I have found 4 examples sold at auction that look like they may have been made by the same artist as yours. The first, on Worthpoint, includes an informative description. All are identified as tunics for priests of Shango. The interlace motif, based on Islamic art that is common in the region, is a protective talisman. [ATTACH=full]431917[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/shango-ifa-beaded-tunic-diviner-vest-1809803474[/URL] [ATTACH=full]431918[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/vintage-african-yoruba-ceremonial-beaded-vest-82-c-4904371b61[/URL] [ATTACH=full]431919[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/magnificent-yoruba-shango-priest-elaborately-bead-459-c-7f446df9e5?objectID=147427319&algIndex=undefined&queryID=692bcfb596520e8f5ecfa4d681729b2a[/URL] [ATTACH=full]431920[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/yoruba-heavily-beaded-african-ceremonial-garment-80-c-70d4303829?objectID=159966658&algIndex=undefined&queryID=692bcfb596520e8f5ecfa4d681729b2a[/URL][/QUOTE]
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