Description: YORUBA AFRICAN DIVINER’S CEREMONIAL SHAMAN’S BEADED TRIBAL USED YORUBA PRIEST'S SACRED RIUTAL ANTIQUE; CIRCA 1840! A 19TH CENTURY ANTIQUE; HOUSED IN A PROFESSIONALLY CRAFTED CUSTOM MADE BLACK WOODEN SHADOW BOX THAT HAS A WHITE TEXTILE BACKING. A CIRCULAR RED “DAVID HOWARD TRIBAL ART” STICKER IS ON THE BACK! Vetted as an authentic, ceremonial tribal antique that was Tribal used by a Yoruba “Ifa” Shaman Priest in important Yoruba Religious Rituals in Significant Public Yoruba Ritual Religious Ceremonies and displayed in that Priest’s Shrine in his home! Yoruba Beaded Regalia are signs of wealth and status that only a Yoruba King, or a Yoruba Shaman Priest, can possess! Yoruba beaded regalia denotes a Yoruba King’s transcendence into the Chieftain’s Hierarchy with his Classificatory Criteria being at the Apex of the Monarch’s Throne or can only be used by Official Yoruba “Ifa” Diviner Shaman Priests at Every Important Yoruba Religious Ritual Ceremony! FEATURING AN EXTREMELY RARE & UNUSUAL, MULTI-COLORED, BEADED SHOULDER STRAP! The Custom Made Black Wooden Shadow Box Frame measures approximately: 21 inches tall x 14 inches wide x 2 inches deep. The Beaded Bag alone measures approximately: 20 inches tall x 8 inches wide x 1 inch deep. IN NEAR PERFECT EXCELLENT 19TH CENTURY, AUTHENTIC, ANTIQUE CONDITION: 9 different colored trade beads decorate this piece in “Sig-Sag” Patters and Diamond Shapes. THIS IS AN ANCIENT PIECE OF YORUBA HISTORY THAT COMES FROM MY GRANDFATHER’S OLD TRIBAL ART COLLECTION! MY GRANDFATHER ACQUIRED IT DIRECTLY FROM THE YORUBA TRIBESMAN; “BULLY NIMAGA” WHO ACQUIRED IT IN YORUBALAND, NIGERIA, DIRECTLY FROM A YORUBA SHAMAN! MY GRANDFATHER WORKED IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, SOUTH AMERICA, AND AMERICA'S SOUTH WEST. HE TRAVELED TO BURMA, THAILAND, INDONESIA, THE PHILIPPINES, EUROPE AND MEXICO WITH A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHER. I’M 71 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BEEN COLLECTING TRIBAL ART FOR MORE THAN 36 YEARS. ALL THE ITEMS I SELL ON EBAY I ACQUIRED FROM INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, BOUGHT AT AUCTION, OR INHERITED FROM MY GRANDFATHER! PLEASE GOOGLE: “TRIBAL ART ASIA” TO SEE MORE EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS POSTED ON MY WEB SITE. THANKS FOR LOOKING. PLEASE SEE THE OTHER ITEMS THAT I HAVE POSTED ON EBAY. The bottom line; the least expensive, price is up to you to decide when you make an offer that I will accept. If your offer is low I will not accept that. If your offer is the same price as the “BUY IT NOW” price, or at the very least; close to my asking price I will accept that. GIVE IT YOUR BEST “SHOT!” Offer what you think it is worth! Offer the highest price that you can if you want the best chance of winning this rare and unusual piece. NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED! WORLD WIDE SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PAY FOR THE ACTUAL COST OF THE SHIPPING SERVICE THAT THEY SELECT…
Price: 2400 USD
Location: San Francisco, California
End Time: 2024-09-15T20:27:27.000Z
Shipping Cost: 32.1 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Provenance: BULLY NIMAGA
Country/Region of Manufacture: Nigeria
Culture: Yoruba
Handmade: Yes