divining bowl w/ carved woman and rooster; (a) woman w/ child on back is kneeling on platform; bowl w/ rooster's feet in front; h. woman 35.5 cm.; (b) rooster (bowl cover) has carved feathers and features in relief; wood ptd. red, black and yellow. l. 34.5 cm.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
before 1956
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Context of use:
'Ifa' divination cup representing a kneeling woman offering a cock as sacrifice