Tapper (Iroke Ifa)
Yoruba
1925–1975
- Medium
- Wood, glass beads, and thread
- Dimensions
- 43.2 × 5.1 × 7.7 cm (17 × 2 × 3 in.)
- Genre
- sculpture
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
yorubastring (fiber product)divinationfemale figuressculpturemother and childwood (plant material)african Artarts of AfricaCoastal West Africacarvingritual objectsceremonial objectglass beadsbeadwork
About
A Yoruba diviner strikes a tapper against his tray to call the deity of fate, Orunmila, to the proceedings. This wooden tapper features an unusual upside-down design: a kneeling woman carrying a basket on top of her head and a baby strapped on her back.
