Oracle bowl "agere ifa" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3045111
Price
EUR 300
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Roland Hartmann, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandSize
H: 13,5 cm
H: 5.3 inch
Description
wood, with a base of a very original shape (snail)
This divination bowls served for keeping the 16 holy palm nuts (“ikin”), which are used for the questioning of the oracle.
The object Oracle bowl “agere ifa” with the object ID 3045111 was part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction on March 9, 2019, lot number 258 at that time and is currently available for EUR 300 in Open sale.
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