Lot n° 482
Estimation :
200 - 400
EUR
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Result
: 125EUR
Yoruba - NIGERIA - Lot 482
Yoruba - NIGERIA
Ifa cult divination tray, circular in shape, with relief decoration on the peripheral band depicting mythological animal figures.
Wood, old brown patina, remnants of white pigments.
Diameter: 39 cm.
Provenance :
- Ader-Picard-Tajan sale, Paris, 10-11-2019
- Former Roland Hartmann collection, Germany
These trays were used by diviners (babalawos) to interrogate the Ifa oracle. The carved figures evoke the symbolic universe of the Yoruba pantheon.
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