Ile Ori
Maker
Unknown, Yoruba
MediumFiber, shell
Dimensions26.5 H x 23 Diameter cm
Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust
Object numberAF2002.0940.COP
DescriptionCowrie-covered lid of a house of the head, Ile Ori with four panels meeting at crown. Triangular leather medicine packets are at lower end of the panels and at the crown. The Ile Ori honors the ori-inu or “inner head,” a personal spirit that guides one’s destiny.
ClassificationsCeremonial
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