Divination Trays

The centerpiece of the divination process is a rectangular or circular board (called opon ifa). Trays such as this one feature the face of the god Eshu flanked by interlaced patterns. Eshu , the messenger of the gods and the orisha of chance and uncertainty, acts as a mediator in the divination process.

Can you find Eshu's face?

Do you see the interlace pattern?

ODYSSEY HOME NEAR EAST Egypt GREECE ROME

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Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester and Dallas Museum of Art
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