Art Institute of Chicago
Tapper (Iroke Ifa)
Yoruba
- Date
- 17th or 18th century
- Medium
- Ivory
- Culture
- Nigeria
- Department
- Arts of Africa
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
A Yoruba diviner strikes a tapper against his tray to call the deity of fate, Orunmila, to the proceedings. The middle section of this ivory tapper depicts a kneeling hunter who clutches a bow and arrow in his right hand and a large crocodile in his left.
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- Object type
- AAT300312158
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