Oracle tapper "iroke ifa" and amulet of the "eshu" cult · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3041245
b) Lauritz Sunde, Copenhagen, Denmark (1968)
Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of Denmark
Description
a) oracle tapper, ivory, with clapper, carved with ornaments, min. dam., fine cracks, h: 23 cm; b) amulet, wood, carved with long neck plait, characteristic for “eshu”, leather strap with cowrie strings around the neck, veiling the small body almost completely, slight traces of abrasion, h: 8 cm
The object Oracle tapper “iroke ifa” and amulet of the “eshu” cult with the object ID 3041245 was part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction on November 5, 2016. The object with the lot number 76 achieved a sales price of EUR 700 with an asking price of EUR 400.
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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.