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Opon Ifa (Divination Tray and Bowl)
Artist: Yoruba Peoples , Ekiti subgroup
Date: Early 20th century
Dimensions:
Bowl with tray and lid: H : 8 in. (20.3 cm); Diam: 17 in. (43.2 cm).
Tray lid: H: 4 in. (10.2 cm).
Tray: Diam: 16 in. (40.6 cm).
Bowl: Diam: 4 in. (10.2 cm).
Medium: Wood
Place of Origin: Nigeria
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 2004.7A-B
DescriptionThis is an opon Ifa, or Ifa tray, a divination tray, carved by a Yoruba sculptor in the region of Ekiti (in northeast Yorubaland, Nigeria) from a single large piece of wood, in the form of a lid with low relief decoration that fits a bowl with five compartments. At 44 cm diameter, this is a large example. Match marks, in the form of a pair of eyes, are carved on one side of lid and bowl to show where they fit together.
This is an opon Ifa, or Ifa tray, a divination tray, carved by a Yoruba sculptor in the region of Ekiti (in northeast Yorubaland, Nigeria) from a single large piece of wood, in the form of a lid with low relief decoration that fits a bowl with five compartments. At 44 cm diameter, this is a large example. Match marks, in the form of a pair of eyes, are carved on one side of lid and bowl to show where they fit together.
This is an opon Ifa, or Ifa tray, a divination tray, carved by a Yoruba sculptor in the region of Ekiti (in northeast Yorubaland, Nigeria) from a single large piece of wood, in the form of a lid with low relief decoration that fits a bowl with five compartments. At 44 cm diameter, this is a large example. Match marks, in the form of a pair of eyes, are carved on one side of lid and bowl to show where they fit together.
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