Opon Ifa fortune-telling tray
Yoruba · Nigeria
Reference: MYA-9
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- Height
- 28 cm
- Material
- Wood
The fortune teller, the babalawoPut sixteen palm nuts on the tray to proceed to the divinatory rite. With the bell you will hit the edge of…
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The fortune teller, the babalawoPut sixteen palm nuts on the tray to proceed to the divinatory rite. With the bell you will hit the edge of the tray to draw the attention of the god Esu who appears on its top edge. By means of the symbols that appear in its outline and the arrangement of the nuts when falling into fortune teller will proceed to its divination with the help of Esu. The divination is practiced within the worship of Ifa, god of divination of the Yoruba of Nigeria and the Fon from Benin. Dark patina. The tray, made of hard wood, shows imperfections due to the use and the passage of time.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Century XIX or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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