Bag
Used by a babalawo, or Ifa priest, this bag is part of the priest’s regalia to hold items for divining. The meaning of events in the human world is understood in relation to activities of the spirit world. Likely acquired by FP Pinkett 1895 - 1911.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 1/1993/30
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Religion and magic
- Collection Area Region
- W
- Material
- leatherglassclothcloth
- Common Name
- bag
- Simple Name
- bag
- Production County
- SW Nigeria
- Production Country
- Nigeria
- Production Year High
- 1911
