Opon Ifa (Divination Tray and Bowl)
Opon Ifa (Divination Tray and Bowl)
Place of OriginNigeria
DateEarly 20th century
DimensionsBowl 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).
Tray lid: H: 4 in. (10.2 cm).
Tray: Diam: 16 in. (40.6 cm).
Bowl: Diam: 4 in. (10.2 cm).
MediumWood
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
2004.7A-B
Not on View
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Published References- Sculpture
"Recent acquisitions," Newsletter of the Decorative Arts Society, Inc., vol. 13, no. 1, Spring 2005, p. 18.
Exhibition HistoryNew York, Pace Primative, African Art, March 2004 (no catalogue.)
Toledo Museum of Art, Student Curators Present: African Art, April 27-July 24, 2012 (Hitchcock Gallery).
Pierre Delabarre
Glass: before 1630; Mount: c. 1630; Case: c. 1700
2nd-1st century B.C.E.
1800-1830
1760-1800
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