A YORUBA BOWL for ifa divination, agere ifa, the stem carved as a dove, with carved triangles about the rim of the bowl which is upon a short stem on the bird's back, circular base, crusty patina, from Iseyin 20cm. high

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A YORUBA BOWL for ifa divination, agere ifa, the stem carved as a dove, with carved triangles about the rim of the bowl which is upon a short stem on the bird's back, circular base, crusty patina, from Iseyin 20cm. high

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Birds appear to be a popular motif for the supports of agere ifa in the Iseyin area, carved in various modes from realistic to the stylised. Our example is conceived as a series of triangular forms: the wings to tail tip as the central triangle with two smaller triangles to complete the tail

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