Zemanek-Münster

Two divination tappers "iroke ifa" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3046391

sold EUR 500
Provenance
Otmaro Silva, Venezuela, South America (coll. in situ,1965-68, when he served as Venezuelan ambassador in Nigeria)
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden

Description

ivory, a) l: 31 cm; b) l: 24 cm

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.

Some “iroke ifa” are hollowed and have a clapper. They are used during invocations (b).


The object Two divination tappers “iroke ifa” with the object ID 3046391 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 49 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.

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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.


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