The palm nuts used in divination are kept in a carved container or cup called ëAgere Ifa.í A high priest or diviner, also called the ëBabalawoí, mediates between the ancestral realm and the living through the divination process known as Ifa. The cup is supported by figures of a mother and child.
Dimensions: 8.5" high by 5.25" diameter
Title: Divination Cup - ëAgere Ifaí
Material: Carved Wood
People: Yoruba
Country: Nigeria
The palm nuts used in divination are kept
in a carved container or cup called ëAgere
Ifa.í A high priest or diviner, also called the
ëBabalawoí, mediates between the ancestral
realm and the living through the divination
process known as Ifa. The cup is supported
by figures of a mother and child.
