African Art at the
Ralph Proctor Gallery"Yoruba Art"
Divination Tapper
- country: Nigeria
- people: Yoruba
- medium: wood
- size: 16x2x2 inches
- price: $150 SOLD
- inventory #: rpg1259
This tapper was used to call the gods to sit in on a divination ceremony. It is tapped on the surface of the divination board that will be used in the ceremony. This one represents Obatala, one of the important gods in the Yoruba religion.