Lot: 227

Oracle à friction "iwa"

R. D. Congo, Azandé

Provenance	Taille	Adjugé
Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 31 October 2015, Lot 417 Kellim Brown, Brussels, Belgium	H: 12 cm; L: 22,5 cm	Vendu

wood, two-piece, pigment, remains of an old collection label

Rituals of divination can be found in all African cultures.

According to Evans-Prichard the Azande use the friction oracle "iwa" to find out if witchcraft is being practiced against them or to determine whether to proceed with a journey.

Evans-Pritchard, E. E., Witchcraft, Oracles, and Magic among the Azande, Oxford 1937, pp 258 ff. LaGamma, Alisa, Art and Oracle, New York 2000, p. 11, Fig. 1

ADHRC: 0127159

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