Oracle bowl "agere ifa" ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3036190

Description

light brown wood, dark brown patina, three struts carved in the shape of catfish, rising from a circular base, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, slight traces of abrasion;
such bowls served for keeping palm nuts, used for the “ifa” oracle.

Littérature comparée

Witte, Hans, Ifa and Esu, Soest-Holland 1984, p. 71