Deux marteaux de divination "iroke ifa" · Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3046391
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).
L’objet Deux marteaux de divination “iroke ifa” avec l’ID d’objet 3046391 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 94e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 7 mars 2020 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 49 a atteint un prix de vente de 500 €.
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