Divination container "opon igede ifa" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3037466
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Size
D: 41 cm
D: 16.1 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, encrusted in some areas, comparatively flat bowl with high lid, the sides carved with the face of “eshu” and double axe symbol, the upper side with snake and tortoise, there is no division into compartments inside the box, slightly dam. (bottom), crack
The object Divination container “opon igede ifa” with the object ID 3037466 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 362.
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Comparing literature
Drewal, Henry John, African Artistry, Atlanta 1980, 41