Oracle board "opon ifa" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3037924

Description

wood, middle brown patina, kaolin, incised geometrical decor, the chubby-cheeked face of “eshu” on top, slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage (above all backside);
the “ifa” figures, lateron used for soothsaying, were marked within wood flour “iyerosun” (produced by termites) spread on the tray. “Ifa” is the mediator, enabling men to communicate with the deity “orunmila”.

The object Oracle board “opon ifa” with the object ID 3037924 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 292 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.

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