Oracle bowl "agere ifa" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo · ID: 3049103
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.
The object Oracle bowl “agere ifa” with the object ID 3049103 was part of the auction 99th Auction on November 12, 2022. The object with the lot number 126 achieved a sales price of EUR 450 with an asking price of EUR 400.
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AHDRC: 0169574