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A diviner (babalawo) used this tapper (iroke Ifa) with the divination tray (opon Ifa; 2005.84) to facilitate communication with Orunmila, a deity through whom the Creator God speaks. The divination ritual begins with tapping the tray with the figurated ivory tapper to call deities and ancestral diviners to attend the ritual. This one depicts a scarified woman with a fixed gaze who kneels in supplication and devotion. Iro Ifa were usually carved from wood or expensive ivory tusks, which were reserved for Yoruba kings and successful Ifa diviners.
Adapted from
Roslyn A. Walker, Label text, Arts of Africa, 2015.
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There is a photograph of a man with a divination board in Piction taken by John Pemberton III. The terms of it's use are unclear and will have to be confirmed before use.
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n.d.: Private Collection, France
n.d.: Merton Simpson, New York
n.d.: Alphonse Jax, New York
1978: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, purchased from above [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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General Description
A diviner (babalawo) used this tapper (iroke Ifa) with the divination tray (opon Ifa; 2005.84) to facilitate communication with Orunmila, a deity through whom the Creator God speaks. The divination ritual begins with tapping the tray with the figurated ivory tapper to call deities and ancestral diviners to attend the ritual. This one depicts a scarified woman with a fixed gaze who kneels in supplication and devotion. Iro Ifa were usually carved from wood or expensive ivory tusks, which were reserved for Yoruba kings and successful Ifa diviners.
Adapted from
Roslyn A. Walker, Label text, Arts of Africa, 2015.
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Notes
There is a photograph of a man with a divination board in Piction taken by John Pemberton III. The terms of it's use are unclear and will have to be confirmed before use.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
n.d.: Private Collection, France
n.d.: Merton Simpson, New York
n.d.: Alphonse Jax, New York
1978: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, purchased from above [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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