Divination tapper "iroke ifa" ·  Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Edo · ID: 3051135

Description

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At the beginning of each divination session, the “ifa” priest needs the “iroke” to invoke the primordial diviner “babalawo” and the divine powers (“orunmila”) to participate in the following rituals by rhythmically striking the divination board “opon ifa” and chanting prayers.

The object Divination tapper “iroke ifa” with the object ID 3051135 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 311 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.

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Certificate of the Nature Conservation Authority, Würzburg, No. DE-WÜS250306-325

Notices

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.