Oracle bowl "agere ifa" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3033188

Name: Oracle bowl "agere ifa"
SKU: 3033188
Price: 600 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 600

Size

H: 12,5 cm

H: 4.9 inch

Description

wood, encrusted dark brown patina, with two zoomorphical carved struts in shape of catfish, rising from a circular base, min. dam., cracks, traces of insect caused damage;
the divination bowls serve for keeping the 16 holy palm nuts (“ikin”), which are used for the questioning of the oracle. During the prophecy, the “babalawo” (priest) spreads the “opon ifa” with flour, throws the palm nuts on the board and generates the oracle from the lines drawn on the plate. The “ifa” oracle is used in whole Yoruba country and similar soothsaying systems are known all over West Africa.

The object Oracle bowl “agere ifa” with the object ID 3033188 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 315 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.

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