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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4350658, member: 8267"]Objects related to Shango, the god of thunder and lightening, typically include a double axe form (symbolizing the thunderbolt) on the top, like this example:</p><p><img src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRVvD32WBBWjUfW5UAUYMcdCwsWeSH0Y1j7Ig&usqp=CAU" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.davidmalikarts.com/arte/yoruba-dance-wand-shango" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.davidmalikarts.com/arte/yoruba-dance-wand-shango" rel="nofollow">https://www.davidmalikarts.com/arte/yoruba-dance-wand-shango</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Instead, your object appears to be a tapper, "iroke ifa", used in the traditional practice of divination among the Yoruba. The diviner, "babalawo", strikes a divination tray with the pointed end of the tapper to attract and greet Ifa, the god of wisdom and beneficial order.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]360950[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://collections.artsmia.org/art/4810/ifa-divination-tapper-yoruba" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collections.artsmia.org/art/4810/ifa-divination-tapper-yoruba" rel="nofollow">https://collections.artsmia.org/art/4810/ifa-divination-tapper-yoruba</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]360951[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.imodara.com/discover/nigeria-yoruba-iroke-ifa-divination-tapper/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.imodara.com/discover/nigeria-yoruba-iroke-ifa-divination-tapper/" rel="nofollow">https://www.imodara.com/discover/nigeria-yoruba-iroke-ifa-divination-tapper/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>You can find more information about Yoruba divination here:</p><p><a href="https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/ifa-divination-system-00146" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/ifa-divination-system-00146" rel="nofollow">https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/ifa-divination-system-00146</a></p><p><a href="https://africa.uima.uiowa.edu/topic-essays/show/16?start=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://africa.uima.uiowa.edu/topic-essays/show/16?start=0" rel="nofollow">https://africa.uima.uiowa.edu/topic-essays/show/16?start=0</a></p><p><br /></p><p>You may be able to find others for sale, or that have sold, by using the search terms "Yoruba divination tapper" (or stick), or "iroke ifa". Here is a more elaborate one currently for sale on ebay:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/384456306643?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=384456306643&targetid=1263094003386&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1028087&poi=&campaignid=13918295682&mkgroupid=125280046215&rlsatarget=pla-1263094003386&abcId=9300614&merchantid=222555731&gclid=CjwKCAiA1uKMBhAGEiwAxzvX9zKoN8gBAtW_LiIuLjXKDPlIt40iuxn95HNiIVG4-i6PQmlKaoyBTRoCQRIQAvD_BwE" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/384456306643?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=384456306643&targetid=1263094003386&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1028087&poi=&campaignid=13918295682&mkgroupid=125280046215&rlsatarget=pla-1263094003386&abcId=9300614&merchantid=222555731&gclid=CjwKCAiA1uKMBhAGEiwAxzvX9zKoN8gBAtW_LiIuLjXKDPlIt40iuxn95HNiIVG4-i6PQmlKaoyBTRoCQRIQAvD_BwE" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/384456306643?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=384456306643&targetid=1263094003386&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1028087&poi=&campaignid=13918295682&mkgroupid=125280046215&rlsatarget=pla-1263094003386&abcId=9300614&merchantid=222555731&gclid=CjwKCAiA1uKMBhAGEiwAxzvX9zKoN8gBAtW_LiIuLjXKDPlIt40iuxn95HNiIVG4-i6PQmlKaoyBTRoCQRIQAvD_BwE</a></p><p><br /></p><p>They also appear to be made en masse, as souvenirs:</p><p><img src="https://yorubagifts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG-20200803-WA0002.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://yorubagifts.com/product/iroke-ifatapper/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://yorubagifts.com/product/iroke-ifatapper/" rel="nofollow">https://yorubagifts.com/product/iroke-ifatapper/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4350658, member: 8267"]Objects related to Shango, the god of thunder and lightening, typically include a double axe form (symbolizing the thunderbolt) on the top, like this example: [IMG]https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRVvD32WBBWjUfW5UAUYMcdCwsWeSH0Y1j7Ig&usqp=CAU[/IMG] [URL]https://www.davidmalikarts.com/arte/yoruba-dance-wand-shango[/URL] Instead, your object appears to be a tapper, "iroke ifa", used in the traditional practice of divination among the Yoruba. The diviner, "babalawo", strikes a divination tray with the pointed end of the tapper to attract and greet Ifa, the god of wisdom and beneficial order. [ATTACH=full]360950[/ATTACH] [URL]https://collections.artsmia.org/art/4810/ifa-divination-tapper-yoruba[/URL] [ATTACH=full]360951[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.imodara.com/discover/nigeria-yoruba-iroke-ifa-divination-tapper/[/URL] You can find more information about Yoruba divination here: [URL]https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/ifa-divination-system-00146[/URL] [URL]https://africa.uima.uiowa.edu/topic-essays/show/16?start=0[/URL] You may be able to find others for sale, or that have sold, by using the search terms "Yoruba divination tapper" (or stick), or "iroke ifa". Here is a more elaborate one currently for sale on ebay: [URL]https://www.ebay.com/itm/384456306643?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=384456306643&targetid=1263094003386&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1028087&poi=&campaignid=13918295682&mkgroupid=125280046215&rlsatarget=pla-1263094003386&abcId=9300614&merchantid=222555731&gclid=CjwKCAiA1uKMBhAGEiwAxzvX9zKoN8gBAtW_LiIuLjXKDPlIt40iuxn95HNiIVG4-i6PQmlKaoyBTRoCQRIQAvD_BwE[/URL] They also appear to be made en masse, as souvenirs: [IMG]https://yorubagifts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG-20200803-WA0002.jpg[/IMG] [URL]https://yorubagifts.com/product/iroke-ifatapper/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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