Friction oracle "iwa", D. R. Congo, Azande, Size: H: 12 cm L: 22,5 cm (H: 4.7 inch L: 8.9 inch), ID: 3050759

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Friction oracle "iwa", D. R. Congo, Azande, Size: H: 12 cm L: 22,5 cm (H: 4.7 inch L: 8.9 inch), ID: 3050759 - 3/7

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Lot 227

Friction oracle "iwa" · D. R. Congo, Azande · ID: 3050759

sold EUR 1,700

Provenance

Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 31 October 2015, Lot 417
Kellim Brown, Brussels, Belgium

Size

H: 12 cm

L: 22,5 cm

H: 4.7 inch

L: 8.9 inch

Description

wood, two-piece, pigment, remains of an old collection label

Rituals of divination can be found in all African cultures.

According to Evans-Prichard the Azande use the friction oracle “iwa” to find out if witchcraft is being practiced against them or to determine whether to proceed with a journey.

Comparing literature

Evans-Pritchard, E. E., Witchcraft, Oracles, and Magic among the Azande, Oxford 1937, pp 258 ff. LaGamma, Alisa, Art and Oracle, New York 2000, p. 11, Fig. 1

Publications

AHDRC: 0127159

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