Divination container "opon igede ifa" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo · ID: 3045109

Name: Divination container "opon igede ifa"
SKU: 3045109
Price: 650 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 650

Provenance

Roland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Size

D: 44 cm (box) / 46,5 cm (lid)

H: ca. 16 cm

D: 17.3 inch (box) / 18.3 inch (lid)

H: ca. 6.3 inch

Description

wood, 15 holy palm nuts inside, interior divided into four compartments round a circular middle section, the “ifa” oracle tray forms the cover of the box, insect caused damage (bottom)

Two processions of animals walk right and left in the direction of the head of “eshu”. The animals are all rendered in the typical Oshogbo style.

This boxes served to store the utensils of the “Ifa” diviner (holy palm nuts “ikin”, “opele” divination chain, “iroke ifa” tapper, small bone figures “ikin ifa”).

The object Divination container “opon igede ifa” with the object ID 3045109 was part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction on March 9, 2019. The object with the lot number 260 achieved a sales price of EUR 650 with an asking price of EUR 600.

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