Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

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Divination board

Maker Hausa Artist

Datelate 20th- early 21st century

Made/manufacturedNigeria, Africa

MediumWood, pigmented ink

Dimensions18 3/4 × 8 5/8 × 1/2 in. (47.6 × 21.9 × 1.3 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineMuseum puchase with funds from Caroline Julier and James G. Richardson Acquisition Fund

Object number2015.51.3

Collections

AFRICAN

DescriptionWooden board with handle, surface painted on both sides with amuletic images: off-white, green, orange, yellow, red, brown. Circle surrounded with three rows of multi-colored triangles; Arabic inscription inside circle; top and bottom are made of Diamonds made of rectangles inscribed with small circles ( top) and diamonds made up of 4 triangles, each inscribed with a circle in the center.; Verso has a rectangular shape made up of rows of triangles, with a rounded top and bottom and serpentine lines in green on either side.