Zemanek-Münster

Oracle tapper "iroke ifa" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3036773

sold EUR 800
Provenance
German Private Collection, Hamburg, collected in situ (1959 - 1965)
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch

Description

ivory, natural grained, dark pigment, decorated with a kneeling female figure, the bottom section is hollowed out to form a small bell, pierced in vertical slits, slightly dam. (tip)


The object Oracle tapper “iroke ifa” with the object ID 3036773 was part of the auction 77th tribal art auction on June 28, 2014. The object with the lot number 384 achieved a sales price of EUR 800 with an asking price of EUR 500.

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