Ifa Divination Vessel: Mother and Child Caryatid (Agere Ifa)

Yoruba peoples, Oyo group

19th–20th century

Not on view

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Title: Ifa Divination Vessel: Mother and Child Caryatid (Agere Ifa)
Date: 19th–20th century
Geography: Nigeria
Culture: Yoruba peoples, Oyo group
Medium: Wood, pigment
Dimensions: H. 10 1/4 xW. 5 5/8 x D. 5 5/8 in. (26 x 14.3 x 14.3 cm)
Classification: Wood-Containers
Credit Line: Gift of Pace Primitive, 1988
Object Number: 1988.369
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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