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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Divination Tray (opan ifa)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Divination Tray (opan ifa)

Maker Yoruba Artist
Date20th century
Made/manufacturedAfrica
MediumWood with pigment and patina
Dimensions31 x 16 x 15 5/8 in. (2.5 x 40.6 x 39.7 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number1995.28.10
Collections
DescriptionOf circular form, with a finely carved perimeter relief band including "Inner Head," complex figures, birds and other devices, pigment, and a fine patina.

Oponifa divination tray with carved decorative rim around outer edge consisting of geometric motifs, animlas and human figures. Blue pigment residue on inside of tray and some residue of red and yellow on rim.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Divination Tray (opon ifa)
Yoruba Artist
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Tray for Ifá Divination (opon Ifá)
Olowe of Ise
after 1938
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Epa Mask
Yoruba Artist
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Divination Cup (agere ifa) or (arugba ifa)
Yoruba Artist
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Tray with White Bird
Namikawa Sosuke
c. 1895-1905
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Divination Cup (agere ifa)
Yoruba Artist
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Female Gelede Mask (ere Gelede)
Yoruba Artist
mid 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Polychrome jar with transforming shaman lug
Costa Rica, Nicoya Peninsula, Tempesque
1200-1522
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Armband
Kilenge, Papua New Guinea
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Ancestral Shrine Cabinet (Gamsil or Sinjujang 신주장)
감실/신주장
龕室
Unknown Korean Artist 작자미상 作者未詳,
Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), 19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Bracelet
Edo Artist
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Disc with Dragon and Rice Grain Design
Unknown Chinese Artist
Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE)

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