The jewellery would have been worn by an elite member of a local tribe living in 15th-16th centuries and has been attributed by scholars to the Yoruba Kingdom of Owo, which was for a long time under the control of the Benin Empire.
The jewellery would have been worn by an elite member of a local tribe living in 15th-16th centuries. The jewellery has been attributed by scholars to the Yoruba Kingdom of Owo. The Yoruba Kingdom of Owo was for a long time under the control of the Benin Empire.