Oracle tapper "iroke ifa" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Owo · ID: 3035653

Description

ivory, reddish brown patina, black pigment, carved with a kneeling female figure, banded ornaments in flat relief, min. dam., missing part (tip), traces of abrasion

The object Oracle tapper “iroke ifa” with the object ID 3035653 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 344 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.

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Comparing literature

Witte, Hans, Ifa and Esu, Soest-Holland 1984