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ID number: BIRRC-D0021 Institution: Research and Cultural Collections Named collection: Danford Collection of West African Art and Artefacts Artist / Maker: Unknown Title / Object name: 'Apere ifa' Object type: Woodwork
Place made: Badagri area, W. of Lagos, Nigeria Culture: Yoruba Collector: Danford, John Materials: Wood with touches of blue and black paint Measurements: 43 x 13/15 cm
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Bowl for holding the 16 palm nuts (or cowrie shells) used in Ifa divination and supported by a female figure. Collected before 1957.
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