Yòrùbá
Ketu region, Nigeria
Coastal West Africa
Tapper (Iroke Ifa)
INV-1559
Yòrùbá
Ketu region, Nigeria
Coastal West AfricaMid–20th century
Tapper (Iroke Ifa)
Yòrùbá Ketu region, Nigeria Coastal West Africa →yorubaCoastal West AfricaArts of Africaafrican Artsculpturearts of Africa
Date
Mid–20th century
Medium
Wood, glass beads, and thread
Dimensions
43.2 × 5.1 × 7.7 cm (17 × 2 × 3 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Richard Faletti, the Faletti Family Collection
A Yoruba diviner strikes a tapper against his tray to call the deity of fate, Orunmila, to the proceedings. This wooden tapper features an unusual upside-down design: a kneeling woman carrying a basket on top of her head and a baby strapped on her back.
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