Two oracle tappers "iroke ifa" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3033306
Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1982)
Description
ivory, honey brown partly encrusted patina, carved with a kneeling female figure, resp. an anthropomorphic face and ornamental decor, dam., cracks through age, missing parts, wooden base;
tappers are made of wood, brass or ivory. They are used by the diviners to strike the Ifa tray with the pointed end in order to attract “orunmilas” attention at the beginning of the session. The broad end is often hollowed, forming a bell, with a small clapper inside, which is rattled during invocations.
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The object Two oracle tappers “iroke ifa” with the object ID 3033306 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 151 achieved a sales price of EUR 850.
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