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Ifá divination vessel (àgéré Ifá)
Ifá divination vessel (àgéré Ifá)
mid- late 1800s
Wood and colorant
Overall: 31.7 x 15.7 x 15.9 cm (12 1/2 x 6 3/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1994.200
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Description
The mother figure of this vessel from the Southern Ekiti region represents a devotee who kneels before the gods. The vessel once held the 16 sacred palm nuts essential to divination rituals. The object was used by a priest as a medium through which to communicate with the god of fate, Orunmila, in order to gain insight into an individual’s destiny or to understand the cause of misfortune.
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