Divining chain, opele. 8 seed pod halves attached to brass links, cowrie shells, 2 other shells at ends. L ca. 125.0 cm. Opele Ifa - Oyo, 1951.
Donor:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba; Oyo
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Brass (alloy) and Cowrie shell
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
December 15, 1993
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 125 centimeters
Comment:
Illustrated, Bascom, Ifa Divination, 1969, pl. 2A; PAHMA Storage Loc: W-15-5 see 5-15663