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Oracle bowl "agere ifa" - Nigeria, Yoruba, Awori, Ota, probably workshop of Dadaolomo (d.1908)

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Oracle bowl "agere ifa" - Nigeria, Yoruba, Awori, Ota, probably workshop of Dadaolomo (d.1908)

Item Details

Description

wood, colour pigments, rest.

These bowls were used to store the sixteen sacred palm nuts "ikin", which were used by the priests "babalawo" in the "ifa" divination ritual to consult Orunmila, the god of wisdom.
H: 23 cm, H: 9,1 inch

Provenance:
Galerie Schwarz-Weiss (Gerd Stoll), Essen, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 23 September 2006, Lot 247
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany

Condition

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Oracle bowl "agere ifa" - Nigeria, Yoruba, Awori, Ota, probably workshop of Dadaolomo (d.1908)

Name: Oracle bowl \"agere ifa\" - Nigeria, Yoruba, Awori, Ota, probably workshop of Dadaolomo (d.1908)
SKU: 174170446
Price: 450 EUR
Availability: InStock