19th C. African Yoruba Wood Divination Board

Africa, Nigeria, ca. 19th century CE. A finely carved wooden divination board of a rectangular shape and an elaborately carved border featuring various figures, from one end to the other, a horse and

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**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden divination board of a rectangular form that has slightly concave peripheries,

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A carved wooden divination board of a circular form and a peripheral border of incised linear, circular

West African, Nigeria, 20th century. Yoruba carved circular wood Ifa divination board with low relief carving of Eshu and other symbols. Provenance: The Private Collection of Mr. Noel F. Parris, Fayet

Ca. first half 20thC. Very good with rich original patina and minute age-appropriate wood surface wear; apparently the back was washed with milk paint. Comes with stand, please note the back also has

Fine 19th C. African Yoruba Shango Wand, Nigeria. Carved wood. On stand. Among the objects used to honor the Yoruba god of thunder, Shango, is the oshe Shango, or dance wand. It is carried by Shango p

African Yoruba tribal ethnographic carved wood divination tray, Nigeria, the antique round board with geometric border centering an image of the trickster diety Eshu. 12.75" diameter. The surface with

Divination Board - Aboriginal Indigenous Art - Wood ritualware from Yoruba people of Nigeria, Africa. Flat divination board with outside border containing geometric designs, figures and animals as sna

West African Carved Wood Divination Board Lid Possibly from Yoruba, having (9) carved faces Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Inst

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A tall wooden statue in the style of the palace of Ikere, where all sculptures were made by Olowe of Ise in the first few decade

A group of 2 Yoruba divination objects. c.20th century. ++ Yoruba divination board plus one small staff Nigeria / Benin Yoruba. A) 1 1/4"h x 11 3/4"diam B) 10"l ++ Kneeling Yoruba divination bowl iker

**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A beautiful divination vessel (agere ifa), hand-carved from a hard wood, used to store the sixt

**Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, Yoruba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine example with nice aged patina of one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks. This is a

An African Nigerian Yoruba Oyo Shango or Sango (God of Thunder) scepter staff (19th Century) carved from a dense, heavy wood double sided shaft having repeating geometric pattern with carved head at t

Africa, Yoruba, Nigeria and Benin, 1st half 20th century CE. This is a wooden Agere Ifa, a container for storing sacred palm nuts used in divination. The bowl is supported by an antelope in a bowing p

African Tribal Art: Yoruba People, Nigeria. Figure depicting Eshu, the trickster, chief messenger of the creator, which has a tall hairdo and once held two calabashes. Carved wood, 19th Century. The f

African Tribal Art: Gelede Helmet Mask with Umbrella Top, Yoruba People, Nigeria. Carved wood and pigments, heavily patinated with libations, Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century. The mask rests on a

Divination Board (Yoruba) - Aboriginal Indigenous Art - Ritualware made of wood w/traces of paint in cracks from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Africa. Oval-shaped flat divination board, band with geom

Good Kuba Hippo divination charm, 19th c., Republic of Congo, naturally patinated carved wood, flat snouted hippopotamus, the body and legs incised with geometric decoration, two old paper hand-penned

Senufo Sando Divination Figure, Ivory Coast, Africa. Late 19th/early 20th c. Adorned with cap and raised armbands, seated on stool. Carved wood Size: 9'' x 2.5'' x 2.75'' (23 x 6 x 7 cm); stand: 2"H (

**Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Nigeria, possibly Igbo or Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fascinating hand-carved wooden figure of a rooster, depicted here with an elongat

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fantastic, hand-carved, round tray, with a flat center and a ring of raised iconography around the u

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba Tribe, 19th century CE or earlier. Rare Opa Osanyin herbalist's staff. Made of hand-forged iron with staff in a long spear shaped support to which a ring of applied birds