Encyclopedia of African Religion

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330 Ifa


A wand or tapper used in Yoruba Ifa divination.The babalawo taps the Ifa board with the point of the tapper repeatedly to
summon the attention of the necessary Orisha, Eshu, and Orunmila.Yoruba people, Nigeria. Ivory.

Source:Werner Forman/Art Resource, New York.
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