 Tray 1 SOLD |
 Tray 4 SOLD |
 Tray 5 SOLD |
Tray 8 SOLD |
 Tray 10 SOLD |
Tray 1 SOLD |
Tray 4 SOLD |
Tray 5 SOLD |
Tray 8 SOLD |
Tray 10 SOLD |
 Tray 11 SOLD |
 Tray 12 SOLD |
 Tray 13 SOLD |
 Tray 14 SOLD |
 Tray 15 SOLD |
 Tray 20 SOLD |
 Tray 22 SOLD |
 Tray 25 SOLD |
 Tray 27 SOLD |
 Tray 23 SOLD |
Tray 24 SOLD |
Tray 34 SOLD |
Tray 7 11" high SOLD
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Tray 3 15.5" high SOLD |
Tray 6 11.5" high SOLD |
Tray 30 12.5" high SOLD |
All of these divination trays have been vetted as being authentic, most
with significant signs of use and age.
Divination (Ifa) is practiced to explain misfortunes and help to prevent them. In western Africa, the Yoruba people of Nigeria and Benin use a decorated tray for divination. This round, rectangular, or half-moon-shaped board is carved with geometric and animal motifs and one or more images of Eshu, the Yoruba trickster deity, who is thought to deliver messages to and from the spirit world. The divining process begins by covering the board with white chalk. The diviner then throws palm nuts onto the board and interprets the markings they make on its surface
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