All items listed under December, 2007

Asojano Asoyi

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Babalade made this mazo for Asojano.

It is made of glass, wood and bone beads.

It is not for sale. Asojano Mazo

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Asojano Tassel

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Asojano detail

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Borosia Mazo

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

This mazo was made by Babalade for Borosia.

It is made of glass and mother of pearl beads.

It is not for sale. Borosia Mazo

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Borosia Tassel

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Boromu Mazo

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

This mazo was made for Boromu by Babalade.

It is made of glass and mother of pearl beads.

It is not for sale. Boromu Mazo

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Oba Mazo

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Ewe Ide made this mazo for Oba.

This lineage takes predominately brown and green beads. The mazo was made entirely of glass, autumn jasper and coral beads. Note the elaborately beaded glorias.

This mazo is not for sale.
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Oba Tassel

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Orunmila Ide

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Ewe Ide made this ide for Orunmila. It is made with cowrie shells and glass beads. It is eight inches long. This ide is not for sale. Orunmila Ide

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Ogun Mazo

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

This mazo was made by Babalade for Ogun.

It is made entirely of glass beads. Note the variegated green and black bead and the multi-colored bead in the houses and tassels.

There are eight houses with three tassels. There are ten strands in the frame and 20 in each of the tassels.

It is thirty three inches long.

The tassels are nine inches long from the top of the glorias.

It weighs two and three quarter pounds.

The cost is $250. Ogun Mazo

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Ogun Tassel

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