Oracle tapper "iroke ifa" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3049605

Description

ivory, black inlay (eyes),

For a work by the same artist / workshop see AHDRC 0101528.

The “iroke ifa” are used by the “babalawo” to tap on the divination tray in order to attract the attention of Orunmila, the god of the “ifa” oracle, when greeting him at the start of the oracle session.

The object Oracle tapper “iroke ifa” with the object ID 3049605 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 284 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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Certificate of the Nature Conservation Authority, Würzburg, No. DE-WÜS231011-298

Notices

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.