This finely carved bone image from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, was used in divination rituals. It was placed beside the divination board or tray to represent the deity Eshu during such rituals. It sits on a rounded base, has a long neck, and the head wears a long, pointed, cap that has been well-carved with ridges.

2024年8月3日 · Orishá Eshú, also known as Eleggua, Legba, or Eshú, is a prominent deity in the Yoruba religion and various Afro-diasporic traditions such as Santería, Vodou, and Candomblé. Eshu’s multifaceted nature makes him one of the most intriguing and complex figures in these spiritual systems.

The Orisha Eshu also gains great status from his relationship with Ifa, because it is Eshu who takes offerings and sacrifices to the Orishas, and brings their rewards and punishments back to Earth. His face often appears on the divination boards because of this.

2016年6月9日 · Mixed lot (3 items): Yoruba, Nigeria: three small heads made of ivory, named ‘Ikin Ifa’, that represent the god Eshu and were used for the Ifa oracle. Among the Yoruba people in Nigeria, if the special divination priest (the ‘Babalawo’) delivers the Ifa oracle, he must place a miniature head of the god Eshu next to his divination board ...

Vive detrás de la puerta delantera del ile, en su propia casita con sus atributos, es el que hay que saludar primero que a nadie, es intimo amigo de Eshu el de la esquina, del Eshu de la sabana y de todos los Eshus.

Esu/Eshu - shown on divination trays - messenger god and trickster - carries messages b/t heaven and earth - ashé: potent in Eshu repped by inner head (ori inu) - affiliated with Ifa Ositola

CARGA GENERAL DE TODOS LOS ESHUS BIBIJAGUA Y SU TIERRA, AFOCHE PICA PICA, IKINIS, EWE PATA DEGALLINA, AGUJAS.

2016年6月9日 · In large, round, figuratively carved covered bowls, known as ‘Opon Igede’, the diviner (Babalawo) stows all objects needed for the performance of the ‘Ifa oracle’: 16 ‘holy’ palm nuts, the pointer (‘Iroke Ifa’), the small head of the god Eshu (‘Ikin Ifa’) that stands next to the divination board (‘Opon Ifa’), the white ...

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