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Yoruba Divination Bowl, Nigeria

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Item Details

Description

Yoruba Divination Bowl, Nigeria
agere ifa
Wood with encrusted black ritual patina
Height 5 1/4in (13.3cm)

Provenance
Galerie Maria Wyss, Basel
California Private Collection

Cf. National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. (Inv. no. 76-25-2) for a similar example with three mudfish supporting the bowl.

Condition

Age distress line to the base and through the mudfish above it; nicks, scratches and abrasions throughout.

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Yoruba Divination Bowl, Nigeria

Name: Yoruba Divination Bowl, Nigeria
SKU: 150226385
Price: 600 USD
Availability: InStock

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