yoruba tribe beaded chair Originally From Africa
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I have had this unusual tribal armchair for many years, I found it in Africa and shipped it back to Surrey. The Yoruba Tribe in West Africa hand make these pieces using hide and glass beads, every one is different, I have only seen a few in my time. please email me if you want more photos. It is old, sturdy, quite worn in looking and unique quite magical I will ship to overseas but have no idea about customs, that and courier charges are your responsibility. As i moved to the UK with all my personal belongings I did not incur customs charges There was one on ebay in USA for £1,500 and it looked immaculate my price reflects the condition of my chair Thanks for being interested please enquire re courier costs or pick up Please note that all old used Arts will have imperfections, age cracks and other irregularities.*** If you cannot live with that or want a perfect piece, Please do not bid as old used items are never perfect. The word Yoruba describes both the language and the tribe. The Yoruba live in the south western Nigeria and neighbouring Benin Republic. (Benin was formally Dahomey). The people who speak Yoruba had 25 kingdoms in the past. (City-States). These kingdoms were all separate entities but worked together. Ife-Ife was founded around 1850 AD. The great kingdom of Oyo based in the city of Oyo was founded around 1350 and
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