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Object Number
61-58-50/10519
Display Title
Carved tray for Ifa divination
Descriptions
Object Description
Divination tray, carved wood, border round, 11.25" dia.
The object is a wooden tray carved from a single sheet of wood. It is oval in shape having a convex center boardered with a carved frame. At the top of the frame is a face having large features; on the PR is a image of a mudfish; to the PL is a upside down figure of a bird holding a palm-nut in its beak; and the lower area is incised with lines and zig-zags.
The surface of the object appears to be coated and also painted with a black brown pigment.
Indentifying numbers:
A Peabody Museum number in black ink has been applied to the verso of the tray.
Inventory Description
Tray, carved wood, circular, incised border with human, geometric designs
Classification
- Tray
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yoruba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
Additional Geographic Terms
Oshogbo region; Nigeria, southwestern
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 27.5 x 29.5 x 3 cm (10 13/16 x 11 5/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
61-58-50/10519
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Eliot Elisofon
(1950s - 1961)
Donor
Mr. Eliot Elisofon
(1950s - 1961)
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