Ceremonial Slippers
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Ceremonial slippers in leather and adorned with silk embroidery, accompany the flowing wide sleeved robe known as Agbada, worn by Yoruba leaders and elite. This pair of slippers, donated to the Metropolitan Museum by fashion designer Duro Olowu, belonged to his grand-father, H.R.M Oba M. O. Akinsoroju, the Lapoki of Aye in Ondo State, Nigeria, where he ruled for over 50 years until his death in 2002.
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