Oracle tapper "iroke ifa" with clapper ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3051006

Description

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At the beginning of each divination session, the “ifa” priest needs the “iroke” to invoke the divine powers (“orunmila”) to participate in the following rituals by rhythmically striking the divination board “opon ifa” and chanting prayers.

The object Oracle tapper “iroke ifa” with clapper with the object ID 3051006 was last part of the auction Auction 103 at November 16, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 195 achieved a sales price of EUR 700.

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Certificate of the Nature Conservation Authority, Würzburg, No. DE-WÜS241016-308

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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.