Description : Yoruba Divination Bowl, Nigeria
agere ifa
Wood with encrusted black ritual patina
Height 5 1/4in (13.3cm)
Provenance
Galerie Maria Wyss, Basel
California Private Collection
Cf. National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. (Inv. no. 76-25-2) for a similar example with three mudfish supporting the bowl.
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About the lot N° 108 Title : Yoruba Divination Bowl, Nigeria Medium : Wood with encrusted black ritual patina Condition report : Age distress line to the base and through the mudfish above it; nicks, scratches and abrasions throughout.