Royal Cap (Orikogbofo)

Arts of Africa

Early/mid–20th century

Yoruba
Nigeria
Coastal West Africa

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Yoruba
Title: Royal Cap (Orikogbofo)
Place: Nigeria (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1925–1950
Medium: Glass, cloth, and string
Dimensions: 8.9 × 17.8 cm (3 1/2 × 7 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Donald Young and Shirley Weese Young
Reference Number: 2015.302
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Willy Okwerekwu, Calif., by 2000; sold to Douglas Dawson Gallery, Chicago, Ill., 2000; sold to Donald Young and Shirley Weese Young, Chicago, Ill., 2001; given to the Art Institute, 2015.

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