Divination tray "opon ifa" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina · ID: 3049113
sold
EUR 650
Provenance
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The NetherlandsSize
M: 39 cm x 26 cm
M: 15.4 inch x 10.2 inch
Description
wood,
Beautiful rectangular board decorated with mask face “eshus” and two mud fish. Interesting motif in the corners, probably representing thunderbolts for “shango”.
The object Divination tray “opon ifa” with the object ID 3049113 was part of the auction 99th Auction on November 12, 2022. The object with the lot number 125 achieved a sales price of EUR 650 with an asking price of EUR 450.
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Comparing literature
Witte, Hans, Ifa and Esu, Soest-Holland 1984, p. 54, pl. 29