Coupe d´oracle "agere ifa" · Nigéria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo · ID: 3049103
Vendu
450 €
Provenance
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The NetherlandsDescription
wood, old place of repair
These bowls were used to store the sixteen sacred palm nuts (“ikin”) used in divination rituals. When not in use the “agere ifa” was kept on an altar.
Publications
AHDRC: 0169574