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Divination Board Tapper (Iroke Ifa)
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Divination Board Tapper (Iroke Ifa)

Artist/Maker
Datecollected between 1960-1973
Mediumwood
DimensionsOverall (Tapper): 9 5/8 × 1 1/8 in. (24.4 × 2.9 cm)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Professor and Mrs. Robert R. Ferens
Terms
    Object number91.0091B
    DescriptionThe tapper is used to greet Orunmila, the god of fate, at the beginning of the Ifa ritual. The face of Eshu at the top of the board indicates that fate (Orunmila) and uncertainty (Eshu) are interrelated and cannot be dealt with separately.
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