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Divination bowl "agere ifa" with horned snake, before 1920
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Lot 210
96th Auction

Divination bowl "agere ifa" with horned snake, before 1920

Nigeria / Republic of Benin, Yoruba-Anago
sold EUR 500
Provenance
French Collection
Size
H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch

Description

wood, pigments,
“Agere ifa” bowls were used to store the sixteen sacred palm nuts used in divination rituals.

The horned snake is probably a representation of “Aydo Hwedo”, the rainbow serpent, which plays an important role in the creation myth of the Fon in Benin (formerly the Kingdom of Dahomey).

Publications

AHDRC: compare 0179686 & 0128545

Africa

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