Divination rattle ·  Nigéria, Urhobo · ID: 3037516

Description

wood, partly encrusted greyish brown patina, remains of kaolin, paddle-shaped, one side carved in relief with a reptile (crocodile?), the handle carved with stylized human heads, seeds attached, min. dam., missing parts (seeds), traces of abrasion;
the Urhobo are a small Edo-speaking ethnical group living in the northwestern part of the Nigerdelta. They make sculptures of terracotta and wood for worshipping the ancestors and supernatural powers, as well as wooden masks which are said to be connected with earth- and water spirits.

L’objet Divination rattle avec l’ID d’objet 3037516 a fait partie de l’enchère 78th tribal art auction en 18 octobre 2014 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 317.

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Littérature comparée

Foss, Perkins (ed.), Where Gods and Mortals Meet, New York 2004, p. 91, ill. 54