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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9757736, member: 8267"]Similar objects made by the Igbo/Ibo of Nigeria are described as a chalk spoon/tray/palette - "okwa nzu". These were used to hold white chalk (nzu), important in various ritual practices.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CMS4pM5lSUW/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CMS4pM5lSUW/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/p/CMS4pM5lSUW/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Af1970-03-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Af1970-03-1" rel="nofollow">https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Af1970-03-1</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/1106725/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/1106725/" rel="nofollow">https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/1106725/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a couple of articles discussing the symbolism of white chalk in Igbo culture -</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://re-entanglements.net/chalk/#:~:text=In%20Igbo%20it%20is%20nzu,It%20is%20a%20sacred%20substance" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://re-entanglements.net/chalk/#:~:text=In%20Igbo%20it%20is%20nzu,It%20is%20a%20sacred%20substance" rel="nofollow">https://re-entanglements.net/chalk/#:~:text=In Igbo it is nzu,It is a sacred substance</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.obafemio.com/uploads/5/1/4/2/5142021/chalkiconographyinolokunworship.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.obafemio.com/uploads/5/1/4/2/5142021/chalkiconographyinolokunworship.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.obafemio.com/uploads/5/1/4/2/5142021/chalkiconographyinolokunworship.pdf</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9757736, member: 8267"]Similar objects made by the Igbo/Ibo of Nigeria are described as a chalk spoon/tray/palette - "okwa nzu". These were used to hold white chalk (nzu), important in various ritual practices. [URL]https://www.instagram.com/p/CMS4pM5lSUW/[/URL] [URL]https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Af1970-03-1[/URL] [URL]https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/1106725/[/URL] Here are a couple of articles discussing the symbolism of white chalk in Igbo culture - [URL]https://re-entanglements.net/chalk/#:~:text=In%20Igbo%20it%20is%20nzu,It%20is%20a%20sacred%20substance[/URL]. [URL]https://www.obafemio.com/uploads/5/1/4/2/5142021/chalkiconographyinolokunworship.pdf[/URL][/QUOTE]
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