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Yoruba

Yoruba

Artist

WA-00003085

Textile

Representation

None documented

0

Institutional Exhibitions

60

Works in Collection

70

Assets Indexed

2

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

40%

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BiographyMuseum· 80%
Profile imageMuseum· 80%

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Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred70%

About

Why this artist matters now

Yoruba is an Atlantic–Congo language that is spoken in West Africa, primarily in South West Nigeria, Benin, and parts of Togo. It is spoken by the Yoruba people. Yoruba speakers number roughly 50 million, including around 2 million second-language or L2 speakers. As a pluricentric language, it is primarily spoken in a dialectal area spanning Nigeria, Benin, and Togo with smaller migrated communities in Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone and Gambia.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 70% · Updated 3mo ago

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Textile

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Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (60)

Woman's Àdìrẹ Wrapper

Woman's Àdìrẹ Wrapper

1970 · Cotton, plain weave; resist-dyed; two panels joined

194.2 × 161.7 cm (76 1/2 × 63 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shrine Vessel

1949 · Terracotta

27.5 × 28 × 28 cm (10 7/8 × 11 1/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tray (Opon Ifa)

Tray (Opon Ifa)

1930 · Wood and pigment

45.8 × 44.5 × 1.3 cm (18 × 17 1/2 × 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Panel

1930 · Cotton and rayon, warp-stripe, warp-faced plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts

191.3 × 143 cm (75 1/4 × 56 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ceremonial Sword (Ape)

Ceremonial Sword (Ape)

1925 · Iron, leather, and ivory or bone

95.9 × 22.3 × 14 cm (37 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Barrister’s Crown (Orikogbofo)

Barrister’s Crown (Orikogbofo)

1925 · Raffia, canvas, glass, and pigment

20.4 × 20.4 × 25.4 cm (8 × 8 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Royal Cap (Orikogbofo)

Royal Cap (Orikogbofo)

1925 · Glass, cloth, and string

8.9 × 18.1 × 18.5 cm (3 1/2 × 7 1/8 × 7 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman's Àdìre Eleso Wrapper

Woman's Àdìre Eleso Wrapper

1925 · Cotton, plain weave; resist-dyed; two panels joined

203.1 × 162.6 cm (80 × 64 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tapper (Iroke Ifa)

Tapper (Iroke Ifa)

1925 · Wood, glass beads, and thread

43.2 × 5.1 × 7.7 cm (17 × 2 × 3 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman's Wrapper (Aso Oke)

Woman's Wrapper (Aso Oke)

1925 · 15 strips joined: cotton and viscose-rayon, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts and areas of discontinuous wefts forming openwork

207.3 × 156.5 cm (81 1/2 × 61 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman's Àdìre Wrapper

Woman's Àdìre Wrapper

1925 · 16 panels joined: alternating panels of cotton, plain weave; screen printed and cotton, plain weave; screen printed; resist-dyed

195.2 × 144.6 cm (76 3/4 × 56 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman's Àdìre Wrapper

Woman's Àdìre Wrapper

1925 · Cotton, plain weave; resist dyed

199.4 × 172 cm (78 1/2 × 67 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Panel

1925 · Cotton, plain weave; tie dyed, stitch resist dyed

194.7 × 168.3 cm (76 5/8 × 66 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Panel

1925 · Cotton and rayon, fourteen strips of weft-band plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts

195.2 × 137.4 cm (76 3/4 × 54 1/8 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 53 cm (20 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cap (Orikògbòfóor Ojewe)

Cap (Orikògbòfóor Ojewe)

1925 · Glass beads, cloth, iron, and thread

beads flat: 19.1 × 19.7 × 25.4 cm (7 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Coronet (Orikògbòfóor Onigegemerin)

Coronet (Orikògbòfóor Onigegemerin)

1925 · Glass beads, cloth, iron, and thread

22.9 × 20.4 × 20.4 cm (9 × 8 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bag (Apo Ileke)

Bag (Apo Ileke)

1925 · Cloth, glass beads, and thread

47 × 34.3 × 2 cm (18 1/2 × 13 1/2 × 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Headdress for Gelede (Igi)

Headdress for Gelede (Igi)

1901 · Wood, pigment, and kaolin

31.8 × 21 × 22.9 cm (12 1/2 × 8 1/4 × 9 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Headdress for Gelede (Igi)

Headdress for Gelede (Igi)

31.8 × 29.3 × 24.2 cm (12 1/2 × 11 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mask for Egungun (Ere Egungun)

Mask for Egungun (Ere Egungun)

1901 · Wood and pigment

83.9 × 25.4 × 31.8 cm (33 × 10 × 12 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Headdress (Egungun or Gelede)

Headdress (Egungun or Gelede)

1901 · Wood and pigment

20.7 × 15.9 × 20.7 cm (8 1/8 × 6 1/4 × 8 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Royal Cap (Orikogbofo)

Royal Cap (Orikogbofo)

1901 · Glass, cloth, and string

19.7 × 19.7 × 22.3 cm (7 3/4 × 7 3/4 × 8 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Twin Figures (Ere Ibeji)

Twin Figures (Ere Ibeji)

1900 · Wood, glass beads, and thread

1982.1514: 26.7 × 8.9 × 8.3 cm (10 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.); 1982.1513 : 26.1 × 8.3 × 7.7 cm (10 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 3 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Twin Commemorative Figure (Ibeji) with Cowrie Shirt

Twin Commemorative Figure (Ibeji) with Cowrie Shirt

1900 · Wood, cowrie shells, and fiber

22.9 × 21 × 11.5 cm (9 × 8 1/4 × 4 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (2)

60 published of 61 catalogued · 61 with image

Art Institute Chicago
60 published60 img
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Record

Images

Headdress (Ago Egungun) (Mid–late 19th century)

Art Institute of Chicago

Altar Stool (Mid–/late 19th century)

Art Institute of Chicago

Esu Dance Staff (Ogo Elegbara) (Mid–late 19th century)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mask for Egungun (Ere Egungun) (Late 19th century)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tapper (Iroke Ifa) (17th or 18th century)

Art Institute of Chicago

Twin Figures (Ere Ibeji) (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Twin Figures (Ere Ibeji) (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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