Opon Igede (Divination Bowl)
Artist
Yorùbá artist
Dateearly 20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumWood
Dimensionsheight: 20 in. (50.8 cm); diameter: 6 3/4 in. (17.1cm)
ClassificationsWood
Credit LineGift of Rhonda Morgan Wilkerson, PhD
Object number2024.22.3a-b
DescriptionFrom Scott Rodolitz's 2024 appraisal: The wooden container with heavily carved lid with four stylized faces possibly representing Eshu, with half-circular eyes, well-carved noses, and simple lips with characteristic scarification on the cheeks. A panel, possibly representing a coiffure or headgear to the forehead. Each face separated by a geometrically incised panel, the conical lid with deep concave area with raised seven-pointed star, the lower portion of the box with two similarly carved but larger faces exhibiting more complex scarification and elaborate incising related to the designs on the lid, the interior divided into five sections for storage of objects used in Ifa divination rituals. Fine old patina, and extremely old example.
On View
On view[1] After Roger de la Burde died in 1992, his estate was passed on to his three daughters. In 1994, his estate worked with Motley’s Auctions to sell some of de la Burde’s African art pieces. According to Charles Jones, owner of Charles Jones African Art, other pieces from de la Burde’s African art collection were put in storage. In 2007, he was contacted by Corinna M. Pugh, de la Burde’s daughter, who was looking to sell the African artworks in storage. Shortly after, Jones contacted Rhonda Morgan Wilkerson to buy pieces from the de la Burde collection.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present.
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