Friday, November 2, 2012

An Agere Ifa - Yoruba Art, Culture & Tradition

An Agere Ifa is a single specific from the very important ritual artifacts utilized by divination priests. When an soneone or group people consults Ifa priest which has a difficulty, the diviner employs 16 sacred palm nuts to “cast Ifa” & generate photographs to that customer. This agere Ifa was made by a leader carver, & has an intricate grouping of 7 figures plus a horse. Inside the faces of one's equestrian ascertain & also the mum with youngster, the master carver has reflected wishes of thos people during the days consulting the priest, & has supplied visual expressions of hope & high expectation.

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