"Agere Ifa" Bowl with Zoomorphic Figure

"Agere Ifa" Bowl with Zoomorphic Figure

$1,200.00
  • Yoruba, Nigeria, Africa

  • Early 20th century

  • Wood

  • 7.25 x 5.75 x 6 in. / 18 x 14.5 x 15 cm

Agere Ifa bowls were used by Ifa priests during divination, which was carried out using sacred palm nuts manipulated on a tray that bore a portrait of Eshu on one side. The Ifa priests stored the sacred palm nuts in an Agere Ifa bowl (Kerchache, Art of Africa, 1993).

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