Oraculo de Crillos
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: OYA-4
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- Height
- 15 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
It is the classic oracle of mice copied in small size to be used with crickets in the same way. The fortune teller interprets the new…
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Full original description
It is the classic oracle of mice copied in small size to be used with crickets in the same way. The fortune teller interprets the new arrangement of the grains of rice, cereal or small sticks introduced inside and moved by the insect. In cricket, in this case, it performs the same function as the mouse, and also the oracle consists of two floors. The character holding the beard with both hands represents the soothsayer.
Further technical information
- Width
- 12 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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