Ifa Divination Board
Unidentified Yoruba maker
20th century
Wood
Overall: 15 in. (38.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection
2019.97.24
Geography
Place Made: Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Course History
REL 17, AAAS 83.5, African Religions of the Americas, Elizabeth Perez, Fall 2013
Exhibition History
African Art: A Teaching Exhibition, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Anthropology 44, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 31-December 6, 1998.
Anthropology of Religion, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Anthropology 48, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 30-May 2, 2004.
Provenance
Acquired by Harry A. Franklin (1904-1983), Los Angeles, California, date unknown; bequeathed to the Harry A. Franklin Family Collection, Los Angeles, California, 1983; lent to present collection, 1996; given to present collection, 2019.
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