Ifa oracle tapper · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3031729
sold
EUR 330
Provenance
Manfred Schäfer, Ulm, Germany (1981)Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 38,5 cm
H: 15.2 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, carved with kneeling female figure, min. dam., minor missing parts through insect caused damage, base;
tappers are used by the diviners to strike the Ifa tray with the pointed end in order to attract “orunmilas” attention at the beginning of the session.
The object Ifa oracle tapper with the object ID 3031729 was part of the auction 68th tribal art auction on March 3, 2012. The object with the lot number 412 achieved a sales price of EUR 330 with an asking price of EUR 100.
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