Agere Ifa
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Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name) > Visual Works (Hierarchy Name) > visual works > <visual works by material or technique> > sculpture (visual work) > <sculpture by function>
Descripción
Small carved wooden or ivory sculptures consisting of a figurine, often a male equestrian or a kneeling woman, and a shallow bowl. The bowl is used to hold the sixteen sacred palm nuts used in Yoruba divination rituals. Such sculptures are works of art commissioned by patrons from the carvers.
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Otros términos
- divination cups [en]