Bowl

Name/Title

Bowl

Entry/Object ID

2001.01.14

Description

Ifa divination bowl

Use

This bowl is the bottom half of a Ifa divination bowl. The bowls were used in conjunction with other tools used by the Babalowa ("diviner") of the Western African Yoruba people. https://kam.illinois.edu/collection/bowl-divination-implements-opon-igede-ifa

Acquisition

Accession

2001.01

Source or Donor

Thomas D. Slater

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Thomas D. Slater

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Object, Divination

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

8-3/4 in

Width

6-1/4 in

Material

Wood, Metal