Oracle bowl "agere ifa"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The NetherlandsSize
H: 22,5 cm
H: 8.9 inch
Description
wood, old place of repair
These bowls were used to store the sixteen sacred palm nuts (“ikin”) used in divination rituals. When not in use the “agere ifa” was kept on an altar.
Publications
AHDRC: 0169574