Ifa Divination Vessel: Female Caryatid (Agere Ifa)

Medium

Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay

Dimensions

H. 6 1/2 × W. 4 1/2 × D. 4 5/8 in. (16.5 × 11.4 × 11.7 cm)

Classification

Bone/Ivory-Containers

Culture

Yoruba peoples, Owo group

Department

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991

Accession Number

1991.17.127

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