Yoruba Beadwork Staff

Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, mid-20th century, colored glass seed beads over cotton cloth textiles, arranged and sewn in geometric and banded patterns with bird form surmount, enveloping a wooden stick with iron ground tip, unmarked, together with a custom metal display stand.

61 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.

From the Estate of the late Francine Pilloff, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Areas of bead losses and staining; surface wear to ground tip.