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Description : Additional Information: The right to wear crowns is limited to approximately fifty Yoruba kings. Theoretically, only direct descendants of one of the sixteen children of the god ORISHA, first king of the Yoruba people, can wear them. ORISHA blessed mankind with the use of beads, and their use is restricted to those whose spiritual powers enable them to move across the boundary that separates men from gods, the secular from the sacred. The crown itself is worshiped. It is placed upon the king's head from behind, usually by he senior wife, because he may not look upon the bird which goes on the top, which holds powerful medicines to protect him and his destiny. The veil is to keep viewers from seeing the king's face, masking his individuality, and also focusing attention on the real focus of power, the crown. The birds on the side symbolize the fact that the king rules ",only with the support of the mothers.", Crowns limited to those who could trace their heritage to Odudua, first king of Yoruba(at Ife). Crowns are called orisha (deity) and is the object of care and veneration by a woman at court. The veil focuses the viewer's attention to the crown and to venerate the king's head. Orisha is the generic name for a deity and not a king. It was either of the orishas Olokun (god of the sea) or Obalufon that gave humans the gift of beads. Bead usage limited to kings, priests and priestesses and certain diviners. Birds represent women, and signify that the King cannot rule without the support of women. Recommended Reading:See Fagg's YORUBA BEADWORK.
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