Oracle bowl "agere ifa"
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Lot: 104
Oracle bowl "agere ifa"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Awori, Ota, probably workshop of Dadaolomo (d.1908)
| Provenance | Size | Hammer price |
|---|---|---|
| Galerie Schwarz-Weiss (Gerd Stoll), Essen, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 23 September 2006, Lot 247 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany |
H: 9.1 inch | sold |
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.
