Yoruba type royal crown, Ade Nla from the kingdom of Danhomè, a kingdom that developed under heavy cultural influence from its much larger Yoruba neighbor. The beaded veil shields the Oba's own face and transforms him into a living embodiment of Odùduwà and the force of the collective ancestors.

Oduduwa was the first ruler of a unified Ife, which before him had existed as a group of loosely allied communities of thirteen Elu. He is also the founding father of various independent royal dynasties in Yorubaland, and is today venerated as "the hero, the warrior, the leader, and the father of the Yoruba race".

2012年9月16日 · Oduduwa was the first ruler of Ife. Eventually, he sent out from Ife his sixteen sons and grandsons to found their own kingdoms. According to Yoruba belief, only a descendant of these original sixteen could be considered a divine king and, therefore, eligible to wear the veiled beaded crown, known as an adenla (great crown).

1 天前 · The most significant of them all, Ade-Are, or Ade Oduduwa is a beaded conical crown structure, popular for its intricacy and regency, and only worn by the highest monarchical authority of all Yoruba land, the Ooni of Ife.

A Yoruba king (oba) is identified in public by a conical, beaded crown (adé) with a veil that transforms him into a living embodiment of Odùduwà, regarded as the first king of the Yoruba people.

2024年11月24日 · According to legend, it was here that Odùduwà, the first Yoruba king, brought the scattered communities together, building the foundation of kingship and unity. The Òòni, the ruler of Ife is the spiritual leader of all Yoruba people, carrying a legacy symbolized by his beaded crown, or adé ìlękę.

It is simultaneously a symbol of the king's semi-divine status and the mythic origins of Yoruba royalty. According to oral tradition, Oduduwa was the founder and first king (oba) of the Yoruba...

A Yoruba king (oba) is identified in public by a conical, beaded crown (adé) with a veil that transforms him into a living embodiment of Odùduwà, regarded as the first king of the Yoruba people.

2023年1月4日 · Ade-Aare is the crown worn by the Ooni of Ife, the direct descendant of and the holder of the royal stool of Oduduwa, the progenitor of Yoruba and human race. Ade-Aare is a heavily beaded,...

2024年10月15日 · For centuries, the ade has been a central element of Yoruba kingship, representing not only the authority of the king, or oba, but also his connection to the ancestors and the gods, particularly to Oduduwa, the mythical founder of the Yoruba people.