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Oval oracle board opon ifa. Yoruba, Nigeria. ø 43.7 cm. For the Ifa oracle, carved with the head of Eshu and other emblems. Black-brown, shiny patina, intact. Provenance: Ex Coll. Mareidi and Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden / Munich.

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Oval oracle board opon ifa. Yoruba, Nigeria. ø 43.7 cm. For the Ifa oracle, carved with the head of Eshu and other emblems. Black-brown, shiny patina, intact. Provenance: Ex Coll. Mareidi and Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden / Munich.

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